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foreboders

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plural of foreboder

as in foreshadowers

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Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of forerunners

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This event, which resulted in the death of enslaver Edward Gorsuch, heightened tensions between the North and South and was one of the many precursors to the American Civil War.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Two other groups received Lasker Awards, which are often precursors for Nobel Prizes.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of precursors

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Culture and History Crows and ravens have similarly eerie reputations as spooky harbingers of death or danger.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Our results, just published in the journal Science, suggest that the 1982-83 and 1997-98 El Niños – two of the strongest in recent memory – may be harbingers of more extreme events to come as the planet warms.

— Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of heralds

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Trinity depicts three angels, symbolizing the Christian Trinity, visiting the prophet Abraham.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026
Like Rick Nelson’s fools, the Zellners also rush in where angels fear to tread, and their love for the bizarre, the cool and the crazy is, like the epidemic of emotions facing the Alpha Gang, wildly infectious.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of angels

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Will Sammon spoke to the announcers who have shared the booth with Rose over the years.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Cantor is one of the most famous soccer announcers in the world, having called some 14 FIFA World Cups, including the very first Women’s World Cup final in 1991.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcers

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Denholm had requested their presence merely as observers—messengers who would convey the verdict back to Savoy Court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
In much simpler terms, this nutrient-rich liquid contains growth factors, cytokines, and other proteins that act as messengers, sending signals involved in skin repair and renewal and supporting the production of collagen and elastin.

— Emily Orofino, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

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