precedent
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The only precedent for the president’s move on the housing bill is his similar behavior on a regular basis over the past few months.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
The short-swing profit rule is infrequently used but there is historical precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The notion of getting the government involved in loneliness has precedent in other nations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
The chairman is so convinced of this, that he broke a 14-year precedent and withheld his own rate projection from the quarterly Fed’s “dot plot.”
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
There just wasn’t precedent here, and there were just so many resources in the office.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing precedent
Power Prefix: pre-
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