precursor
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Not much different than it was in 1792, when 24 brokers established the precursor to the New York Stock Exchange, selling shares of shipping and insurance concerns to the city’s leading citizens.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Musk, OpenAI’s then principal financial supporter, had asked Brockman and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever to make a spreadsheet listing every employee and what important contribution they had made—a classically Muskian precursor to staff cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
This happens every now and again - the last actor to pop up at the Oscars without any major precursor recognition was Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie in 2022.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“One Battle” won with the Producers Guild, the precursor that most accurately predicts best picture.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Xan could feel a little rattle, deep inside the young man’s chest—the precursor to loss.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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