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forerun

[fawr-ruhn, fohr-] / fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr- /








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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cape jasmine wore hundreds of her own white favors, whose fragrance forerun the sight.

From Dr. Sevier by Cable, George Washington

No, no, doubtless he was deceived, and it was but one of those dreams that forerun death!

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre

Indeed, the signs of his fall, or those that forerun it, are terrible, and amazing to behold.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

Woe to light hearts, they still forerun our fall!

From The White Devil by Webster, John




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