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foreshadowers

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plural of foreshadower

as in precursors

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Comets are also rich with organic compounds that could serve as precursors for biochemistry.

— Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
These two motivations – toward others and toward disagreement – are precursors to civility.

— Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.

— Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

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Anne Neilson’s paintings of angels have captured the attention of celebrities and earned her an invitation to The White House recently.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
When two angels in disguise as men arrive in Sodom, Lot meets them at the town gates, bows reverently, and invites them to pass the night in his house.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

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The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

Definition of heralds

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The world looked to the social elite as the ultimate harbingers of style trends and sophistication, giving them a cultural cache and, in turn, a sense of power.

— Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 29 June 2026
If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026

Definition of harbingers

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Hormones such as estrogen and thyroid hormone are chemical messengers that regulate growth, metabolism, reproduction and many other essential functions through the endocrine system.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
The body uses omega-3s as building blocks and chemical messengers that help reduce inflammation, among other benefits.

— Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026

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