precedent
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Lainault's lawyer, Elisabeth Leroux, said the court decision sets a legal precedent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The precedent — set by China itself in 1987 — is established.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
That precedent could inform how Rob Manfred, the current commissioner, would evaluate any proposed restructuring of the Dodgers’ television deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fuld, a Stanford economics major, is attempting a transition to the business side of a franchise that has virtually no precedent for former players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
His rationale was restated: Massari could not be allowed to set a precedent.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Jackson flags this exact relationship in her dissent, as the court’s new ruling Monday “lets another shoe drop in the Kafkaesque nightmare that our precedents have been steadily creating for certain plaintiffs.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Buying while an outbreak is still in the headlines sounds about as foolhardy as picking up some discounted lettuce at the supermarket, yet there are profitable precedents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Ukraine is conducting a campaign with few precedents in military history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Total accident. I forgot all about the fake finger. There are several precedents, I believe.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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