precede
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For investors, the comparison may help shed some light on whether the turmoil in AI stocks signals the end of the boom or a temporary disruption that could precede another surge.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Preserving or stabilizing the MPS might offer a way to slow the early, hidden cellular changes that precede Alzheimer's symptoms."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 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
Such transactions typically precede securing capital for a project by a developer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
A certain sleepiness seemed to precede the battle, a quality of haze, of unreality, of dust in the air, dust in the haze.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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Investors should care about this because active M&A volume frequently precedes major bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
We need to stop thinking of college as a time to find oneself and recast it as a period of intellectual development that precedes our more formative mid- to late 20s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
History suggests that a spike in equity issuance often precedes a market top, according to Capital Economics markets economist Joe Maher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Badlands,” where Springsteen exhorts, “talk about a dream, try to make it real,” comes after “Tom Joad” as a counterbalance to the tale of hope and despair that precedes it.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Somewhere, a mockingjay gives the warning whistle that precedes the hovercraft.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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Several eyewitnesses were quoted by Russian media as saying gunfire preceded the explosion, indicating that air defences may have tried to shoot the drone down.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The message from Stenberg that preceded Adeyemi’s reply is not shown in full.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
On the other, the U.S. and Iran also exchanged attacks during the ceasefire that preceded the memorandum of understanding.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
News of his arrival preceded him into the city, and the outskirts were already crowded with cheering citizens as they sped by in their small uncovered truck.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Mr. Sanders, who ran as an independent, was only the third socialist ever elected to the House, and the one preceding him had left office in 1929.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Over the preceding five years, he has established himself as one of the sport's biggest draws.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF holds the 100 stocks among the S&P 500 that have shown the least price volatility during the preceding 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 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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