forerunner

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That's why he's one of the forerunners of "racial capitalism," to show that capital works hand-in-hand with various constructions of racial order.

From Salon

As a former chief spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, Qin was a forerunner in taking Xi’s more confrontational approach toward relations with the United States, its Asian allies and Western democracies.

From Washington Times

As former chief spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, Qin was a forerunner in taking Xi’s more confrontational approach toward relations with the United States, its Asian allies and Western democracies.

From Seattle Times

It was also a forerunner of interactive computing.

From New York Times

At the Nuremberg trials in 1945, seen as the forerunners of international war crimes tribunals, Nazi Germany’s political, military, and economic leaders were prosecuted.

From Reuters