precedent
Example Sentences
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The Big Idea at the bottom of it is novel enough, but even though it has real-world precedents, it does inch across the line between clever and goofy.
From Los Angeles Times
Qatar, Turkey and Egypt warned darkly about precedent.
A purchase is theoretically possible and has historic precedents—although expanding one’s territory with gold or other payments has become rarer in modern times as nation states replaced empires and kingly realms.
These kinds of partnerships are not without precedent.
From BBC
Tobias said he was unaware of any precedent for a president suing a sitting Fed chair over management and doubted such a case would survive serious judicial scrutiny.
From Barron's
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