precede
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The bank expects strong results for the remainder of the year, which should precede a 2027 earnings inflection that will be a standout in the automotive and luxury sectors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For investors, the comparison may help shed some light on whether the turmoil in AI stocks signals the end of the boom or a temporary disruption that could precede another surge.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 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
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
Just after Pollard swung aboard, a paddock official waved him back so another horse could precede him in the post parade.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The ADP report precedes additional jobs data from the Labor Department Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Investors should care about this because active M&A volume frequently precedes major bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
His reputation as an exacting director precedes him.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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
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
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No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"But if the Universe did experience a bounce, the dark structures shaping galaxies today could be remnants from a cosmic epoch that preceded the Big Bang."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Several eyewitnesses were quoted by Russian media as saying gunfire preceded the explosion, indicating that air defences may have tried to shoot the drone down.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The growing support for the Cockroach movement, and the minister’s resignation, are a reminder that in India street protests have often preceded a government’s ouster at the polls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The fragrance of his pipe tobacco preceded him, reassuring me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Al-Louh has become well-versed in the pattern preceding the Yellow Line’s advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
As growth slowed, its fruits were shared less equally than in the preceding half-century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The series decider takes place at Lord's on Sunday after England dominated the preceding T20 series 4-0.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
For the preceding two months he had in fact complained in public and private that he was no good as a “solitudionarian” and he “wanted my talkative wife.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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