precedent
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That, to be sure, is quite a story, one without previous precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
That by itself wasn’t enough to keep him from previously being bullish, as continuing higher past the April 23 ideal day for a top was not without precedent.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
At the same time, she said the city should be cautious about creating legal precedent that could upend existing safeguards in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Indeed, there is a long precedent for high-level dismissals during wartime.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
There was no precedent, he wrote, for a private organization to sue a state entity in his court.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing precedent
Power Prefix: pre-
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