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Recent Examples of predates
Incredibly, the 1899 predates even the oldest bottle in the DRC’s private reserve — a 1911 Richebourg.
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Pin Yen Tan 9 Min Ago, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Joe’s predates the incorporation of the city in 1915.
—Howard Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
To be sure, the deterioration in human rights protections predates Trump’s return to office.
—Philippe Bolopion, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
The Holding Institute, which predates those centers and serves a broader community role, remained open.
—Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
The lack of professionalism predates the current administration.
—Erica De Bruin, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Johnson took her place in the audience beside Michele’s latest recruit, Lily Allen, to watch the collection reveal itself through a series of Kaiserpanoramas—a form of stereoscopic entertainment that predates cinema—staged at the Tennis Club de Paris.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Tight end Tyler Higbee – who, like Havenstein, is a lifelong Ram who predates head coach Sean McVay’s time with the franchise – will also be a free agent this offseason but declined through a team spokesperson to speak with reporters during Monday’s locker room cleanout.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
However, the Colombian genome predates these by several thousand years, indicating that the pathogen was circulating earlier than scientists had previously understood.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Pin Yen Tan 9 Min Ago, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Joe’s predates the incorporation of the city in 1915.
—Howard Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
To be sure, the deterioration in human rights protections predates Trump’s return to office.
—Philippe Bolopion, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
The Holding Institute, which predates those centers and serves a broader community role, remained open.
—Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
The lack of professionalism predates the current administration.
—Erica De Bruin, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Johnson took her place in the audience beside Michele’s latest recruit, Lily Allen, to watch the collection reveal itself through a series of Kaiserpanoramas—a form of stereoscopic entertainment that predates cinema—staged at the Tennis Club de Paris.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Tight end Tyler Higbee – who, like Havenstein, is a lifelong Ram who predates head coach Sean McVay’s time with the franchise – will also be a free agent this offseason but declined through a team spokesperson to speak with reporters during Monday’s locker room cleanout.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
However, the Colombian genome predates these by several thousand years, indicating that the pathogen was circulating earlier than scientists had previously understood.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
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However, the loquat bloom time in the fall typically precedes California rain.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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His reputation as a mastermind on the defense certainly precedes him, and at USC, that’s where he’ll be needed most.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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