precede

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If that was the Fed’s goal, it could create a higher risk of deflation, which typically precedes an economic downturn.

From Barron's

Most postwar recessions were preceded by oil price spikes.

From The Wall Street Journal

As often in such large-scale attacks, it was preceded by warnings and criticism has been mounting over the authorities' failure to act on these advance signals, Le Cour Grandmaison says.

From BBC

Its argument involved laying out Kaley's struggles with her family and challenges in school, which they said preceded her use of Meta's Instagram starting at the age of nine.

From BBC

“Historically, stress in financials has often preceded periods of slower economic activity.”

From Barron's