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Noun
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Cravats were a precursor to the modern necktie, which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century.—
Kristopher Fraser,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025 -
Real Madrid were among the favorites to win the first-of-its-kind tournament, which is a precursor to next year’s FIFA World Cup.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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This is, in part, explained by the institutional memory of the competition’s forerunner — the Intercontinental Cup — and the legendary battles of a bygone era.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Another forerunner of today’s scene is Ansedonia, a hillside community of upscale homes near Capalbio that in the 1960s became popular with creative types from the Italian capital.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 2012, the Wythe was a harbinger of things to come in Williamsburg.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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Thus, the early activity in the Pacific isn't likely a harbinger of storms to come in the Atlantic.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Kent being put in the stocks was just a foretaste, which Lear himself understood.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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The Art Institute offered a foretaste of the collection through two exhibitions — one focused on Neoclassical paintings, the other on French Revolution-era drawings — in the fall.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: Consumers appreciate transparency and forewarning.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Brian Wilson’s death on Wednesday at the age of 82 heralds an end to one idea of Southern California — as the temperate paradise of ascendant Americana.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Budget cuts herald further losses of staff and programs.—
Bushraa Khatib,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2025
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Also on deck for Lionsgate are Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves as a meddlesome angel along with Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansar and Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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Smart angels outside Silicon Valley would do better to avoid such instruments.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men’s race ran past unobstructed.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Through the front doors — which boast double leather horse collars — the entryway features an equine sculpture placed on a piece that Churchill Downs outrider Lee Lockwood once had atop his horse.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
1 May 2024
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