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Six example sentences with precede, each labelled with its topic.
A long rest must precede slicing the brisket, or the juices run onto the board instead of staying inside.
Cooking
Two quiet measures precede the chorus, giving the drummer a moment to reset the tempo for the final section.
Music
Mild fever and a sore throat often precede the rash by two days, which helps clinicians narrow the diagnosis.
Medicine
Small tremors often precede a large earthquake by days, but they also happen without one, which limits their use for warnings.
Science
Twenty minutes of layup lines precede every tip off, and the ritual matters more for the nerves than the legs.
Basketball
Closing arguments precede the jury's deliberation, and a good one restates the timeline in under ten minutes.
Law
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