- plural of precursor.
precursors
Example Sentences
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These sedimentary rocks contain petroleum precursors that have spent millions of years deep underground.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
U.S. officials want China’s help going after the makers of precursors, though Washington has long been frustrated by what officials have viewed as Beijing dragging its feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
This is a problem the EU and its precursors have been thinking about for a long time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
“He has all of the preconditions or precursors of becoming a really good tennis player,” the 24-time major winner from Serbia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
From the precursors of food production already practiced by hunter-gatherers, it developed stepwise.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
