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precursor

[pri-kur-ser, pree-kur-] / prɪˈkɜr sər, ˈpri kɜr- /
NOUN
something that indicates outcome or event beforehand
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Not much different than it was in 1792, when 24 brokers established the precursor to the New York Stock Exchange, selling shares of shipping and insurance concerns to the city’s leading citizens.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Reports that the recruitment of Lambiase is a precursor to Stella leaving to join Ferrari are said by McLaren insiders to be incorrect.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

These proteins, writes Mr. Gifford, can also help reverse nonalcoholic fatty-liver disease, which is often a precursor to diabetes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

It was the boy’s first experience of death, a difficult concept for a young mind but an important precursor for a boy not given the luxury of existential innocence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Unfortunately, the colony losses from 2006 to 2020 were a precursor to a much larger crisis to come, which ultimately resulted in the Global Famine of 2100.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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