precede
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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
A six-fight undercard, including a heavyweight interim title bout between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will precede the main event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“AI-related job loss could precede job gains,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
He also hoped to precede the rest of the cavalry and stake the first claim to the reward money.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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 on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I do not ask whether you are musical, Mrs. Elton. Upon these occasions, a lady’s character generally precedes her; and Highbury has long known that you are a superior performer.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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This record is, somehow, Tom Morello’s first official rock ‘n’ roll solo outing, despite everything that’s preceded it.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Previous crude-oil shocks since World War II often preceded U.S. recessions, in part because monetary policy adjusted and tightened financial conditions to help control inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ahead of Sheeran’s first concert since the scrutiny surrounding Macklemore’s performance, read on for what preceded the fallout of Sheeran’s Loop tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In recent research, economists Ulrike Malmendier and Stefan Nagel argue that came about because the years of low inflation that preceded the pandemic conditioned people to think the inflation run-up wouldn’t last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Bible tells us that gardens preceded gardeners, but that was not the case at Pollsmoor, where I cultivated a garden that became one of my happiest diversions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
The list of crime-solving couples on page and screen is long, but Tommy and Tuppence are arguably the first, preceding Nick and Nora Charles by more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Relations between white and black New Yorkers deteriorated during the 20 years preceding the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
Barley has the further advantage that its genetics and morphology permit it to evolve quickly the useful changes in seed dispersal and germination inhibition that we discussed in the preceding chapter.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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