precede

Example Sentences

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Even when events did precede a market decline, stocks often recovered within weeks or months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

An elaborate show featuring poetry, pyro and Frederic Michalak will precede the match.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

It has successfully retested the bull-flag breakout from early January near the round $20 level and is now breaking above a bear flag —bullish signal, as failed bearish setups often precede upside moves.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The team combined evidence linking ε3 and ε4 to Alzheimer's, broader dementia diagnoses, and the brain changes that precede the disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

And it kills me, I mean it’s the weirdest thing sometimes the way they precede the idea with some kind of phrase.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose