as in previous
going before another in time or order
had not eaten since the preceding day
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as in predating
to go or come before in time
there are two speeches which will precede yours
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Recent Examples of preceding
Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
The accolades, as well as the president's preceding remarks, came exactly two years after the riot, which saw a number of former President Donald Trump's supporters storm the U.S. Capitol in an effort the overturn the 2020 election.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023
Lincecum had sneaked by Madison Bumgarner to advance in the preceding round, garnering 51% of the votes.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Annual inflation has been just 1.8% on average, down from about 3.5% during the preceding 20 years and 4.5% in the two decades before that.
—The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
But the train whirred, caught and deposited us at the preceding station.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
And/or the headings are continuations of the last sentence of the preceding section:
But first, before Franz got back,
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
came round.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 23 June 2019
United Nations officials confirmed that there had been shelling in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday morning, and said there were also reports of shelling toward Damascus during the preceding night, before the cease-fire was to begin.
—Nada Homsi and Richard PÉrez-PeÑa, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When holidays occur on weekends, most employers give workers the preceding Friday or the following Monday off.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
This scene doesn’t take place on good old Cleveland Street in the years preceding World War II — but on West 11th Street in modern-day Tremont, a historic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The Times has also filed public records requests for Google Chat messages sent in the 24 hours preceding the request.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This year's data reveals that across nearly all of those categories, substance use held steady at lower levels for the preceding 12 months.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
But the computational cost of attention grows relentlessly with the number of preceding tokens.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Westerberg and another former member of the Replacements, Tommy Stinson, reunited to record material for the project, preceding a Replacements reunion tour in the mid-2000s.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Mangione was charged with murder through the use of a firearm, a firearm offense, and two counts of stalking covering the 10 days preceding Thompson’s killing, according to a copy of the federal complaint.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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During the preceding month, the platform was profiting off political ads from at least three of the lawmakers who signed the letter: Goldman, Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.).
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
The accolades, as well as the president's preceding remarks, came exactly two years after the riot, which saw a number of former President Donald Trump's supporters storm the U.S. Capitol in an effort the overturn the 2020 election.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023
Lincecum had sneaked by Madison Bumgarner to advance in the preceding round, garnering 51% of the votes.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Annual inflation has been just 1.8% on average, down from about 3.5% during the preceding 20 years and 4.5% in the two decades before that.
—The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
But the train whirred, caught and deposited us at the preceding station.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
And/or the headings are continuations of the last sentence of the preceding section:
But first, before Franz got back,
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
came round.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 23 June 2019
United Nations officials confirmed that there had been shelling in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday morning, and said there were also reports of shelling toward Damascus during the preceding night, before the cease-fire was to begin.
—Nada Homsi and Richard PÉrez-PeÑa, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Verb
That of the preceding year was sloppy and chilly.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When holidays occur on weekends, most employers give workers the preceding Friday or the following Monday off.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
This scene doesn’t take place on good old Cleveland Street in the years preceding World War II — but on West 11th Street in modern-day Tremont, a historic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The Times has also filed public records requests for Google Chat messages sent in the 24 hours preceding the request.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This year's data reveals that across nearly all of those categories, substance use held steady at lower levels for the preceding 12 months.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
But the computational cost of attention grows relentlessly with the number of preceding tokens.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Westerberg and another former member of the Replacements, Tommy Stinson, reunited to record material for the project, preceding a Replacements reunion tour in the mid-2000s.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Mangione was charged with murder through the use of a firearm, a firearm offense, and two counts of stalking covering the 10 days preceding Thompson’s killing, according to a copy of the federal complaint.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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