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Recent Examples of predates
Originally built in 1889 as a toll road between Blowing Rock and Linville, the route predates the Blue Ridge Parkway by decades and connects Blowing Rock, Linville, Banner Elk, Valle Crucis and Boone.
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Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
Alas, the problem long predates AI and runs much deeper.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
So the question of who enforces what, against which AI system, predates the April rule and will outlast it.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The memorial predates the museum and was dedicated in 1926 by President Calvin Coolidge.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The event predates the sport—the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 on a layout that isn’t too different from the one used today.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Some 43% of core banking systems and 95% of ATM transactions still run on COBOL, a program that predates the year the Beatles got together.
—Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Visit the Morris Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, for more art and culture, before enjoying the Morristown Green, which predates the American Revolution.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Palo Alto Networks’ reputation for generous pay also predates Arora.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
Alas, the problem long predates AI and runs much deeper.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
So the question of who enforces what, against which AI system, predates the April rule and will outlast it.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The memorial predates the museum and was dedicated in 1926 by President Calvin Coolidge.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The event predates the sport—the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 on a layout that isn’t too different from the one used today.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Some 43% of core banking systems and 95% of ATM transactions still run on COBOL, a program that predates the year the Beatles got together.
—Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Visit the Morris Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, for more art and culture, before enjoying the Morristown Green, which predates the American Revolution.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Palo Alto Networks’ reputation for generous pay also predates Arora.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
Verb
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Heat exhaustion is the warning and precedes heatstroke.—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Her reputation precedes her, so everyone gets a superstar’s whistle when being defended by Brink.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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