preceding
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After huge equity issuance in the years preceding, there was a tidal wave of IPO lock-up periods expiring that created a never-ending cascade of selling, Jones recalls.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Winston Churchill in 1938 charged Britain’s rulers with “an improvident stewardship” in the preceding years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
But really the damage was done in the preceding weeks as Ferguson's outfit gave up an eight-point lead with six games to play.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
April 6 and 7 -- the two days preceding the ceasefire -- saw the highest number of strikes.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
I had slept mostly in the daytime during the preceding two years.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 16–24
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Little Rock Girl 1957
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