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The predecessor
noun
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
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The predecessor phrase, critical mass, though dated, is still usable.
The predecessor of Francis I, Pope Benedicto XVI, set up a Twitter account in 2012.
The predecessor of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake is considered to be the 869 Jogan earthquake [71],[71].
The predecessor of STAR in Christchurch was the Specialized Relative Insulin and Nutrition Tables (SPRINT) [8, 10].
The predecessor to Burger King was founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida, as Insta-Burger King.
The parties involved were Prussia, the predecessor state of Germany, and the Netherlands [13].
Missed "Twilight", the predecessor of "New Moon"?
Data analytics is the predecessor to Big Data.
No surprise, perhaps, that the predecessor was Andersen.
"It's a nonsense to blame the predecessor," Carr said.
Like them or hate them, the lines produce a much more complex design than the predecessor.
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