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foreboder

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as in foreshadower

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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

Definition of precursor

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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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Our results, just published in the journal Science, suggest that the 1982-83 and 1997-98 El Niños – two of the strongest in recent memory – may be harbingers of more extreme events to come as the planet warms.

— Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Something of a memento mori, the necklace flips the script on the beetle's role as the harbinger of untimely death in the original film and becomes instead a protective talisman for its wearer.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of harbinger

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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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The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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But apart from that, there’s the matter of just how awfully spirit-lifting her earth-angel mezzo-soprano tends to be, even when backing herself into dark corners before backing her way back out again.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
Its exterior is rich with symbolism, from stone carvings representing the all-seeing eye of God to a golden statue, atop the highest spire, of an angel blowing a trumpet to herald the Second Coming.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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