forerunner
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And in a section about advances in structural engineering, the museum presents one of its signature possessions—the 1878, 9-foot-high forerunner model of the Statue of Liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The WTO's forerunner was responsible for negotiating the global agreements that reduced tariffs on trade in goods that helped bring about post-WWII prosperity.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
A few years later, McKean made an appearance on “Mr. Show,” as a condescending law professor, a forerunner of Chuck McGill, while Odenkirk’s character on that episode has a touch of Jimmy McGill’s DNA.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
By 1959, Nujoma had become the head of the Owamboland Peoples organisation, the independence movement that was a forerunner to Swapo.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
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
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Power Prefix: fore-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: fore-
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