precede
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Dunamu said further testing and review would precede a decision on a commercial launch, without providing a timeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Kirk's family has previously accused the university of serious security failures and has filed a wrongful-death notice, a step that can precede legal action.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Research analysts are barred from joining investment bankers on the road shows that precede stock offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
A six-fight undercard, including a heavyweight interim title bout between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will precede the main event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
And it kills me, I mean it’s the weirdest thing sometimes the way they precede the idea with some kind of phrase.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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It adds that the NHS disclosure of this approach precedes a major government-commissioned review of the "colossal increases" in diagnoses of ADHD, autism and mental illness.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The interview precedes a planned visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C., where he’s expected to meet with U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Researchers do not yet know whether deterioration of superficial white matter begins before gray matter loss, develops alongside it, or precedes measurable cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Doing so guarantees that at least one of his plate appearances will be with the bases empty and probably more since the bottom of the order precedes him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Somewhere, a mockingjay gives the warning whistle that precedes the hovercraft.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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The problem led to several cars, including those of the two multiple world champions who were sharing the front row of the grid, not working in the wet conditions that preceded the race.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It’s a simple idea, each clip lasting just a minute or two, preceded by information about the victim and where and how the incident took place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Back at the Cleveland Fed, researchers focused on the yield-curve indicator point out that inversions preceded each of the past nine U.S. recessions, including the most recent one in March 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
This record is, somehow, Tom Morello’s first official rock ‘n’ roll solo outing, despite everything that’s preceded it.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her presence was preceded by the smell of her perfume, something fruity and bubbly that threatened to choke Dimple with two hands.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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Better sleep during the preceding night was also linked to improved next day well-being.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
A 1990 Denver Business Journal profile noted she had killed a rhinoceros, a lion and a leopard in the preceding year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kerstetter further testified that Walters’ phone had pinged in Comanche only one other time during the preceding 11 months, about two weeks before the break-in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over the past four years, central banks have accumulated an annual average of 1,000 tonnes of gold, up significantly from the 500 tonnes average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
We all knew each other in a way, from the passing of messages over the preceding months; yet except for Jenner and me, none of us had ever really met.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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