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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a precedents" is not correct in English.
The correct form should be "a precedent" or "precedents" without the article. You can use "a precedent" when referring to a single instance or example that serves as a guide for future actions or decisions.
Example: "The court's ruling set a precedent for similar cases in the future."
Alternatives: "an example" or "a standard".
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A precedents study, suggesting models of continuing use, adaptation, and stewardship of old armory buildings.
As Washington enters the final act of its long-running health care drama, Mr. Frumin -- a nonpartisan civil servant who got his start as a precedents writer for the House -- is in a starring role.
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Taiwan offers a precedent.
This sets a precedent.
The hearings established a precedent.
It would be a precedent.
There is already a precedent.
LOUIS.; Recalls a Precedent.
This set a precedent.
There's a precedent.
It set a precedent.
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