forerunner
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Among the proclamations of the first French republic was an end to slavery in its island possessions—a forerunner of wider abolition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
She made the leap to the small screen in the 1950s on Children's Television Club, a forerunner of Blue Peter.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Two years later, though, Jospin won a revenge of sorts when the cocky Chirac called an early general election, expecting his right-wing RPR party -- forerunner of Nicolas Sarkozy's Republicans -- to win easily.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The Actor Awards ignored Erivo altogether, also skipping “Wicked: For Good” for the cast award that its forerunner was nominated for last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
But don’t run away with the idea that Uraniborg was entirely the forerunner of a modern observatory and technological complex.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Some private credit is packaged into collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, but they are far smaller and less complex than their subprime forerunners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The flames would then be spread across the country for about 1,200 forerunners to relay.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
“As soon as this passed, then you have the start of what are the forerunners of modern airlines,” said Randall, like “American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
The forerunners of mammals ruled the Earth for about 60 million years, long before the origin of the first dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
The two states, Wari and Tiwanaku, were probably the greatest of the Inkas’ forerunners, and certainly the predecessors from whom they took the most.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Power Prefix: fore-
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