forerun
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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.
From Time Magazine Archive
My wretchedness unto a row of pins, They will talk of state, for every one doth so Against a change: woe is forerun with woe.
From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William
Does ulceration occur in the stomach or intestines, and threaten to penetrate through them—inflammation will often forerun and provide against the danger—glue the threatened membrane to whatever surface may be next it....
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.
From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William
Yet this I have ever noted when thou wast thus, It still forerun some strange event: my Sister Died when thou wast thus last: hark hark, ho, What mournfull noise is this comes creeping forward?
From The Mad Lover The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (3 of 10) by Beaumont, Francis
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