- present tense form of precede (3rd person singular).
precedes
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All participants had a live conversation with a clinician and a professional interpreter, simulating the informational discussion of the risks and benefits which typically precedes myeloma treatment.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
It adds that the NHS disclosure of this approach precedes a major government-commissioned review of the "colossal increases" in diagnoses of ADHD, autism and mental illness.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
This idea long precedes the legal claim to authorial copyright, which did not exist in British law until 1710, and was established later elsewhere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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