precedents

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These events stand out because they have no comparable dynamic precedents, highlighting how unusual current conditions have become.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

There are few precedents anywhere in the world, let alone in a democracy, of displaying sitting leaders' pictures in passports, and Trump would be the first sitting US president featured in Americans' travel documents.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“The judge is reading the precedents she cites quite broadly,” Aprill said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It is notoriously difficult to sue federal officers under recent Supreme Court precedents.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Searching for precedents, the foresters could remember other scourges of spider mites, though less dramatic than this one.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson