- present tense form of precede (3rd person singular).
precedes
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Forex Factor: A critical swing factor for the yen is what signals markets take away from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, which precedes the BOJ’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Somewhere, a mockingjay gives the warning whistle that precedes the hovercraft.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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