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foreran

verb

past tense of forerun

as in implied

to give a slight indication of beforehand the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire

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The potential bid implied by that arithmetic has barely appeared.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Such videos implied that the Trophy system had difficulty detecting incoming small drones.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of implied

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Wade predicted the McDonald’s expansion will spill into Florida.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Before last season, when Pete was at Kentucky, a reporter told him that at least one media member had predicted the Wildcats to finish second-to-last in the 16-team SEC.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicted

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The ads are part of a building pressure campaign against Higgins, whose December election to City Hall was heralded as a victory for progressives.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro were heralded at launch as the first AI Smartphones, and that direction has been evident in both design and marketing since then.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of heralded

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For its part, Ring never blamed the ad but said the integration with Flock would require more resources than anticipated.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
The pro-presidential Adilet party is widely predicted to win an overwhelming majority, with several smaller parties loyal to Tokayev also anticipated to enter parliament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of anticipated

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Other Black families tried to hold on under the new regime but ultimately found Wilmington untenable and moved north, joining a local exodus that prefigured the Great Migration.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
In July 1962, Froio prefigured her lifelong involvement with the Hamptons by writing a piece for WWD about what was selling at the boutiques in West Hampton, commenting on the merchandise at stores called Le Sorelle (The Sisters) and Treasure Trove.

— Lorna Koski, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

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