preceding
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In the preceding Division 4 final, Sunny Hills beat Royal, 24-26, 25-22, 27-25, 25-23 for its second title since coach Albert Soliguen started the program in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
At that time, a doji candle formed near all-time highs on Feb. 10, preceding a decline of roughly 5,000 points over the following seven weeks.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
CPI growth accelerated in March as oil and gas prices increased but a preceding period of low inflation suggests that policymakers have time before they begin to worry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In the preceding years, more than 1,000 babies a year were dying unexpectedly in England and Wales, with no discernible cause found.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
He and I started back across the fields, preceding the others like two seigneurs.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 16–24
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Little Rock Girl 1957
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