preceded
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No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Although it was neither a dinosaur nor a crocodile, it belonged to a lineage closely related to the forms that preceded the origin of these groups.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Several eyewitnesses were quoted by Russian media as saying gunfire preceded the explosion, indicating that air defences may have tried to shoot the drone down.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The growing support for the Cockroach movement, and the minister’s resignation, are a reminder that in India street protests have often preceded a government’s ouster at the polls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Unlike many of the double agents who preceded him, Aldrich Ames did not turn to spying because he was attracted to communism.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
