precursor
Example Sentences
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“That is much more dangerous than chemical precursors,” he said.
Finke said his company’s approach of using the same precursor rock, equipment and chemical process for a range of minerals yields costs that are 40% less than traditional methods.
However, none of those swarms were precursors to a large destructive quake on the Calaveras fault, which has not occurred in the Tri-Valley area in the modern historical record.
From Los Angeles Times
They did so by using online bulletin board systems, or BBSes, a precursor to the internet.
From Salon
As the story goes, it became the precursor to Oracle’s systems.
From Los Angeles Times
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