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Noun
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Particularly, single-source precursors — essentially all-in-one starter molecules — were used to observe the material’s transformation step by step.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026 -
So does a significant share of the fertilizer precursors and agricultural imports that Gulf states rely on to feed their populations.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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But in the world of The Audacity, angels are in short supply.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
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That night, our CEO gets another shot on goal with a new gaggle of angels in New York.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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If nothing else, Kidman should rally the rest of her Big Little Lies castmates as a roving band of blonde soothsayers and harbingers of eternal sleep.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His deputies and outriders are not quite so deft.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Churchill Downs outriders, jockey agents, jockeys Florent Geroux and Julian Leperoux, as well as members of Lukas' barn staff also sat in the crowd.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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“Foreshadowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadowers. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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