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foreshadower

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as in precursor

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Losing to the Clippers was the precursor to the Jazz blowing up their team a year later; Utah only came out of hibernation this past summer.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
But fantasy sports, an almost quaint precursor to the instantaneous forms of gambling proliferating now, remains hugely prevalent.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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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

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That forewarning came to pass, with the Galaxy S26 launching at a higher price than its predecessor in select markets.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
More than a forewarning, the project is an open invitation into the Texan’s sonic world, drawing on elements from an array of genres.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of forewarning

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Her fantastical Biblical scenes, of a graphic, storybook sensibility, sometimes showed angels, and Christ himself, as chalky white, and this rang in some Black critical circles as a sign of backwater unsophistication.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Bream and Teller closed Anywears’ pre-seed round with angel investors within the private equity and finance sectors in January, with another round of funding slated for early 2027.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Democratic leadership’s demand for party discipline collided this week with promises that the caucus has enough room for socialists and moderates, a harbinger of trouble next year if Democrats win the majority.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
Culture and History Crows and ravens have similarly eerie reputations as spooky harbingers of death or danger.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

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