preceding
Example Sentences
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Like with the preceding rally, it’d be fair to say the pullback has run too far, too fast, the strategist says.
There have been more sign-ups in the past month than in the three months preceding it.
From Barron's
Having won the preceding ODI series 2-1, England were looking to take their form into the shortest format as they build up to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month.
From BBC
That is roughly half the pace from the preceding 12-month period.
However, Halliburton looks to have partially defied the drag from lower oil prices with stronger international revenue, despite a 7% fall in its North America sales from the preceding quarter.
From Barron's
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