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
Gina: Has had a brilliant season with victories at Leopardstown and Cheltenham preceding a second-placed finish in the Cross Country race at the Festival.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The February decline was driven by a 0.5% fall in food, drinks, and tobacco sales, preceding a March inflation rise to 2.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Bitcoin was up 2.9% over the preceding 24 hours to $69,269, according to CoinDesk.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
In the months preceding my leaving, I heard the question my mother never asked except indirecdy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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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