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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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Some of the companies, such as telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies and smartphone precursor Palm, have all but disappeared.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Another factor could be cabinet resignations, which as we saw with the previous Conservative government, can be a precursor to a prime minister being forced to stand down.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

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

Picasso made a drawing in response to Parsifal in 1934, a precursor to his world-famous Guernica.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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