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"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

Cut a dawdling fight scene here and an interminable escape scene there, and the film would make a delightful in-universe companion to precede next summer’s “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.”

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Putin called the note "rude" and refused the request for a meeting, reiterating his position that peace talks should precede any ceasefire.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

“AI-related job loss could precede job gains,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

He also hoped to precede the rest of the cavalry and stake the first claim to the reward money.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

Inquests into the state of British tennis are not uncommon - especially after the clay-court French Open, which precedes Wimbledon.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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

She wouldn’t leave until sunrise the following morning, according to the civil tort claim, which often precedes a lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

It is a characteristic of a predator to become invisible to its prey during the quiet and sometimes lengthy stalk that precedes an explosive attack.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

In May 2025, Macron hosted Sharaa in France on his first official visit to a European country, a move that preceded the Syrian leader's trip to Washington last year to meet US President Donald Trump.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Little came to the Dodgers with a reputation that preceded him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The top of the dot-com bubble came in March 2000, while the IPO bonanza of 2021 preceded a Nasdaq crash in the first half of 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In some outlying areas, elements of the package arrived at different times: for instance, sheep preceded cereals in southwestern Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The series decider takes place at Lord's on Sunday after England dominated the preceding T20 series 4-0.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Way back on June 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that over the preceding 12 months, the consumer-price index had increased 4.1%, excluding seasonal adjustments.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Last year, more than 200,000 people took part in Budapest Pride defying a police ban, according to organisers, up from some 35,000 attendees in preceding years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

In the decade preceding Xi, he noted, there was perhaps one such case—and even then, the official wasn’t imprisoned, but was merely stripped of privileges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Lee was coming back down the line, aides preceding him, to keep the men from cheering.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara