precede
Example Sentences
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"The happiness of a father or a mother or a sister shouldn't precede the happiness of a daughter."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
This preface, which harks back to “Richard II” and “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2” in addition to the three parts of “Henry VI” that immediately precede “Richard III,” crowds an already crowded plot.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
The team combined evidence linking ε3 and ε4 to Alzheimer's, broader dementia diagnoses, and the brain changes that precede the disease.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
The new investment, which is expected to precede an initial public offering, could value the company at $830 billion, before the new investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 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
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