precedes

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A roundelay on drum and flute Precedes our pal Rebecca Skloot As she steps lightly from the blizzard On the arm of Eddie Izzard, Who just arrived from J.F.K.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018

As Managers Speak, the Hot Seat Precedes the Catbird Seat Deserving or not, managers are barometers of their teams.

From New York Times • May 22, 2010

Accompanist Usually Precedes Soloist at Entering Should an accompanist precede or follow the soloist on the stage in a concert or recital, and should sex be considered in the matter?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

No clanging bell, with hasty din, Precedes the shout, "Is Bertie in?"

From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne

Invention Precedes Science.—Occasionally inventions were brought about by persistency and energy, and ofttimes by theorizing; but science rarely ever aids invention.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough