as in implies
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire
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The Distiller’s One-Of-One is a charity auction held every other year and, as the name implies, every lot is completely unique.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
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Analyst Gil Luria maintained his $250 price target, which implies 10% upside from Apple's Wednesday close.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Child Tax Credit For 2026, Bloomberg predicts the amount of the child tax credit will be $2,200.—
KELLY PHILLIPS ERB,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Opening with ominous footage of electrical towers and power lines trembling in high winds, the film swiftly foreshadows the disaster with drone shots of small towns surrounded by miles of forest.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pic heralds from György Pálfi, whose film Taxerdermia premiered at Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard in 2006 and Final Cut – Ladies & Gentleman screened in Cannes Classics in 2012.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The independent Fed has been one of the pillars of the globalised world system of the past forty years – and the snuffing out of its independence heralds the unravelling of that system.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The bank anticipates strong results and raised guidance when Chewy reports financial results on Wednesday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Within 24 hours, Wroe anticipates that ocean conditions will return to normal—Tuesday night for Hilo.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Foreruns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreruns. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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