precede
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Kroenke has not done the usual due diligence that would precede a sale — meeting with team management and touring the stadium — and has not introduced himself to officials from the city of Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Research analysts are barred from joining investment bankers on the road shows that precede stock offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 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
Countless karaoke nights and rainy drives have been scored to Tyler’s inimitable song, so much so that the opening piano notes of “Total Eclipse of the Heart” might precede Tyler’s substantial legacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
“How about that? The great debunker himself” Chronicler relaxed slightly, obviously pleased to have his reputation precede him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
Investors should care about this because active M&A volume frequently precedes major bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The ADP report precedes additional jobs data from the Labor Department Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Her reputation precedes her, so everyone gets a superstar’s whistle when being defended by Brink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
She can’t even look at it without her mouth filling with the acrid saliva that precedes vomiting.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Ahead of Sheeran’s first concert since the scrutiny surrounding Macklemore’s performance, read on for what preceded the fallout of Sheeran’s Loop tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Those falls preceded a sharp pullback in European AI-linked stocks, with ASML—the continent’s most valuable company—dropping over 4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Home builder stocks have been battered by rising mortgage rates, but a valuation signal has historically preceded strong returns for the sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Local landslides are particularly challenging because their effects can develop quickly and may not be preceded by a felt earthquake.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
But he was still recovering from the trauma of the war as well as some serious traumas that preceded his military experience.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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
The list of crime-solving couples on page and screen is long, but Tommy and Tuppence are arguably the first, preceding Nick and Nora Charles by more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Relations between white and black New Yorkers deteriorated during the 20 years preceding the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
All three preceding quarter-finals on Arthur Ashe Stadium - Aryna Sabalenka beating Linda Noskova and Jessica Pegula overcoming Emma Navarro, with Tiafoe's win sandwiched in the middle - went the full distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It seemed the preceding week had been all a blurry haze.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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