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He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda, who died March 13, 2025, in Lawrence.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
It was preceded by a University of California, Irvine site and a Kaiser hospital under construction in San Jose, also scheduled for completion in 2029.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Described as the sport world’s equivalent of the Vatican’s conclave voting procedure for a new pope, the election by secret ballot was preceded by intense lobbying campaigns by all the candidates.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Notably, those talks were preceded by the release of the American teacher Marc Fogel, who had been detained in Russia for possessing medical cannabis; in a public ceremony, Trump touted Fogel’s return and greeted him at the White House.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
It was preceded by a University of California, Irvine site and a Kaiser hospital under construction in San Jose, also scheduled for completion in 2029.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Described as the sport world’s equivalent of the Vatican’s conclave voting procedure for a new pope, the election by secret ballot was preceded by intense lobbying campaigns by all the candidates.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Notably, those talks were preceded by the release of the American teacher Marc Fogel, who had been detained in Russia for possessing medical cannabis; in a public ceremony, Trump touted Fogel’s return and greeted him at the White House.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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