preceding
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The worst ones seem to happen during bear markets, when the winning stocks of the preceding boom get trashed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tucker made the All-Star Game in each of the four years preceding this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The series decider takes place at Lord's on Sunday after England dominated the preceding T20 series 4-0.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Friday’s selloff in Korea came after the Kospi gained 5.4% and 3.3% in the two preceding trading sessions, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
As it turns out, the story has some little-appreciated but striking parallels with the American prehistory that we encountered in the preceding chapter.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 16–24
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Little Rock Girl 1957
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