precursor
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Department of Homeland Security, a precursor to filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the agency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Spang solved this by processing the liquid precursor of the hydrogel in a centrifuge.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Another molecule containing nitrogen "is a precursor to how DNA is eventually built," she added.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
England made their major tournament debut in 1984, competing as one of four teams in a Uefa competition that was a precursor to the Women's Euros.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
This capacity, Beadle understood, was due to the presence of enzymes within the cell—proteins that acted as master builders and could synthesize complex biological macromolecules out of basic precursor chemicals.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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