precede

Example Sentences

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Even when events did precede a market decline, stocks often recovered within weeks or months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"The happiness of a father or a mother or a sister shouldn't precede the happiness of a daughter."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Job displacement may precede job creation,” she said, raising the possibility that unemployment could rise even as output remains strong.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“Sleep disturbances precede most neurodegenerative diseases by up to decades,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

But at last with a great creaking and sighing he heaved up his enormous body, signed to the slaves to precede him with the lights and went out.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis