preceding
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Certainly security had been visibly stepped up at the base in the preceding days, so certainly there had been some intelligence about a possible attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Better sleep during the preceding night was also linked to improved next day well-being.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
A 1990 Denver Business Journal profile noted she had killed a rhinoceros, a lion and a leopard in the preceding year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The list of crime-solving couples on page and screen is long, but Tommy and Tuppence are arguably the first, preceding Nick and Nora Charles by more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Corporation would like to apologize for the preceding pages.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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