precursor

Example Sentences

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"It's thrilling; and if it's a precursor to how the Duffer Brothers plan to wrap up the show... then viewers are in for an all-time great TV ending."

From BBC

The Wall Street Journal reported last spring that Ackman was considering an IPO of his investment firm and was raising money from investors as a precursor to an IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a couple of months, he lived in the San Francisco precursor to Neogenesis, called Genesis House.

From Washington Post

Ukraine has said Russia must withdraw its troops as a precursor to any peace deal, and says any temporary ceasefire would only allow Russia to regroup for future military action.

From Reuters

Last year, one of your engineers came forward to say that he believed LaMDA, this precursor to Bard, was sentient.

From New York Times