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 headline also implied broader public support for negotiations that could ease international pressure and economic hardship.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025 -
As has been the case with 21st century globalization, an unprecedented boom in global trade and investment during the Gold Standard era implied all the major countries were indebted to each other in an interlinked global web of debts, counter debts and obligations.—
David McWilliams,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Was there a moment that foreshadowed her death?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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The BAFTAs and the Oscars have aligned on Best Actress in 15 of the last 20 years — including, memorably, last year, when the BAFTAs foreshadowed Emma Stone's surprise Oscar win over Lily Gladstone.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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If Medicaid funding to provide individuals with services in their own homes and communities is cut, more people will be placed in institutional settings, Seitz predicted.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mostly cloudy skies are predicted on Saturday, with a high of 79 and gusts up to 24 mph, according to the NWS.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Often heralded as prophetic, this novel centers on a young girl with a debilitating form of hyperempathy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting has been heralded as one of the most important prompting techniques.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Both running backs anticipated that either Singleton or Allen would have moved on.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, a flood of cheap Chinese imports accelerated the trend toward deindustrialization in the United States—and did so at a rate that few, if any, fully anticipated.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Foreran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreran. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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