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The couple’s relationship precedes Bowers’ professional football career, which began in 2024.
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Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead, the shocking gunshot that precedes the film’s title card sets the table for a flashback to the past.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The black comedy, which previously won the Horizons sidebar at the Venice Film Festival, is set in 1989 during the festive season that immediately precedes the downfall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The five straight months of gains (and five straight weeks at this point, too) reflect the kind of upside persistence that essentially never precedes a buckling of the real economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Historically, a vote to join the EU often precedes a vote to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Cold War-era alliance designed to combat Russia.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
The wetter the rainy season that precedes the bloom, the more vibrant the flowers.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
This scene stands out for the anguish that Phillips puts into it, and that stands out in another regard, too—its seeming detachment from the action that precedes it and follows it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Adding a layer of mulch in fall helps hold moisture in the soil, which is particularly important when a dry autumn precedes a cold winter.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead, the shocking gunshot that precedes the film’s title card sets the table for a flashback to the past.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The black comedy, which previously won the Horizons sidebar at the Venice Film Festival, is set in 1989 during the festive season that immediately precedes the downfall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The five straight months of gains (and five straight weeks at this point, too) reflect the kind of upside persistence that essentially never precedes a buckling of the real economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Historically, a vote to join the EU often precedes a vote to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Cold War-era alliance designed to combat Russia.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
The wetter the rainy season that precedes the bloom, the more vibrant the flowers.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
This scene stands out for the anguish that Phillips puts into it, and that stands out in another regard, too—its seeming detachment from the action that precedes it and follows it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Adding a layer of mulch in fall helps hold moisture in the soil, which is particularly important when a dry autumn precedes a cold winter.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Precedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedes. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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