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"major precedent" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a noun phrase which refers to a powerful example or rule that is used to make decisions or shape opinions in the future. Example sentence: The Supreme Court set a major precedent with its decision to recognize same-sex marriage.
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He realizes it will set a major precedent".
The Buckley decision is not the only major precedent at risk this term.
A major precedent for this body of work is being exhibited for the first time.
The major precedent in this line of work is Art Tatum, and the influence was clear.
The decision, while a major precedent, did not materially improve the life of Chinese citizens living in the United States.
I would say that the writer is ignoring a major precedent: the distinction between murder, manslaughter, justifiable homicide and so on.
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At 65,000 square metres this is a major, precedent-setting urban object.
The good news is that the court affirmed major precedents going back 35 years.
It asked the parties to submit additional briefs on whether two major precedents should be overruled.
In this new field of law, the Milosevic trial will have established major precedents.
We will begin by surveying its major precedents in the first half of the twentieth century, including cubism, concretism, muralism, and surrealism.
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