precedent
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“We believe that this will not only affect EA games, but this sets a precedent in the gaming industry,” East, who participated in this week’s protest alongside 15 other gamers, said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
There is a precedent from perhaps football's most high-profile case of spying, from the 2024 Olympics women's tournament in Paris.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But even as it looked as if Section 2 was on borrowed time, the court sent repeated signals that it would, in fact, respect precedent when it came to protections against racial gerrymandering.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
The idea that mean reversion is in the cards has a touch of historical precedent.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
As for the constitutional question, he regarded federal jurisdiction over the western territories as a clear precedent that had been established, irony of ironies, by Jefferson’s executive action in the Louisiana Purchase.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing precedent
Power Prefix: pre-
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