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forerun

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

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“Forerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forerun. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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