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foreshadower

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as in precursor

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Then there’s the new electric Jaguar, a machine that inflamed the Internet and became the subject of global controversy when its conceptual precursor was revealed in late 2024.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

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Rather than try to replicate his forerunners’ styles of success, Ternus has so far played to his own strengths—which are also those of Apple, a company that first and foremost builds beautiful products that spark productivity, creativity, and joy.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Dubbed the ‘American Turtle’ for its appearance, the submarine made three attempts to blow up British ships without success, but is considered the forerunner of modern submarines.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

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Highway Superintendent Jim Polarek had already given county officials a forewarning at a recent meeting to discuss how to pay for storm recovery efforts that the requests were coming.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
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

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The poor, sweet, innocent angel of a chef, who was so proud to be able to share his menu with his world leader guests, only for Grace to stalk away mid-recitation?

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Those were the good cop and bad cop on his shoulder, or the devil and the angel on his shoulder, throughout his time.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

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Breast Cancer Month events The Gulliver swimmers’ July fundraiser for the American Cancer Society was a harbinger of what remains a busy October in Miami-Dade and Broward for Breast Cancer Month awareness events.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Related What were once blips on the modern music timeline now feel like harbingers of things to come for 2027.

— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of harbinger

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If another advertiser introduces stronger creative to the same audience, distribution can start moving immediately.

— Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
An advertiser could walk away with [a campaign] for a week or two around an event that also sits on the platform in perpetuity.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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