forerunner

Example Sentences

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Mr Taylor was the the journalist and cotton merchant who founded the newspaper's forerunner, The Manchester Guardian in 1821.

From BBC

A forerunner testing the course then crashed on his run.

From Seattle Times

In many ways, the eight-decades-old story is a disturbing forerunner of the Trump era.

From Salon

Analyses of other new South African fossils, including forerunners of Homo, could also help untangle the histories and relationships of hominin species that lived in the area.

From Science Magazine

He was one of the forerunners of Japanese architects who designed buildings overseas, transcending national and cultural boundaries, and also as a critic of urban development and city designs.

From Seattle Times