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

“Historically, declines in loan issuance precede spread widening; we think this is coming.”

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 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

"Good. I suggest, however, that you listen carefully to the rest of us. We'll all precede you so that you can get pointers for your remarks. You'll be last."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison