preceding
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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
The growth rate showed an acceleration compared with the preceding quarter, when the group logged a 3% rise in comparable-store sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
The preceding girls game was not nearly as dramatic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
That matter of Herbert’s was still progressing, and everything with me was as I have brought it down to the close of the last preceding chapter.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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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