forerun
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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The comet was the talk, especially in the evening, of the world, as it was taken to forerun disasters.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn
Indeed, the signs of his fall, or those that forerun it, are terrible and amazing to behold.
From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John
It was in my sleep; but then, it was one of those dreams that always forerun the reality.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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