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Discover LudwigThe phrase "preceding example" is correct and is often used in written English.
It usually refers to an example that was mentioned just before the phrase is used. For example: "The current situation is similar to the preceding example of the Olympic Games in 2014".
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As in the preceding example, the complicated, overstuffed sentence makes it hard to see what goes with what.
In the preceding example, the bonobo and chimpanzee split a million years ago, suggesting such species' life spans are, like those of the abundant and widespread marine species discussed above, on million-year timescales, at least in the absence of modern human actions that threaten them.
The preceding example suggests the following theorem.
In the preceding example, it might appear that a certain final end — getting to the lake — is governing deliberation.
As we saw, the perhaps-natural denial of knowledge to Smith, in the preceding example, is like this.
The preceding example highlights precisely the kind of reasoning we would like to formalize in the analysis of encrypted communication.
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In each of the preceding examples, Officer Bloomberg could successfully argue that he did not impermissibly rely on race.
(Especially over the last year or so, and most persistently in Esquire, the source of the three preceding examples, as well as Ms. Kelly's November 2010 crown of sexiness).
Look back at the preceding examples.
He then asks how the King's case is any different from the preceding examples.
Both of the preceding examples present the patterns of molecular co-option.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com