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If completed, the new round would precede the company’s highly anticipated initial public offering, now expected next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

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

As Ayesha enters the room, a wave of aaahs and camera flashes precede her down the aisle.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

He noted that’s well below the post-pandemic high of 77% but above the level of 32% in the two decades that precedes the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Doing so guarantees that at least one of his plate appearances will be with the bases empty and probably more since the bottom of the order precedes him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The ADP report precedes additional jobs data from the Labor Department Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

Officials have not released details about what preceded the fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But for bitcoin, these moving average crossovers have preceded some pretty nice moves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The problem led to several cars, including those of the two multiple world champions who were sharing the front row of the grid, not working in the wet conditions that preceded the race.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

In a letter, lawyers for Aktor said Guilfoyle wasn’t improperly promoting Aktor’s commercial interests and that the company’s involvement in the vertical corridor preceded “any contacts” with the ambassador.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Dad’s voice preceded his footsteps down the hallway.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Certainly security had been visibly stepped up at the base in the preceding days, so certainly there had been some intelligence about a possible attack.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Maritime Trade Operations, or UKMTO, which is affiliated with the Royal Navy, reported Sunday that no confirmed attacks or disruptions had occurred in Hormuz during the preceding 72 hours, although the threat remained severe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Unlike the negotiations preceding new dispensations in African states like Zimbabwe and Angola, which required outside mediators, we in South Africa were settling our differences among ourselves.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela