foretaste

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Fractious, years-long divorce negotiations between the U.K. and the much larger EU proved harder than British Brexit-backers had promised — a foretaste of how a future U.K.-Scotland split could unfold.

From Seattle Times

Fractious, years-long divorce negotiations between the U.K. and the much larger EU proved harder than British Brexit-backers had promised - a foretaste of how a future U.K.-Scotland split could unfold.

From Washington Times

This enjoyment is more highly prized the lower and baser the debtor stands in the social order, and it can easily seem to the creditor a delicious mouthful, even a foretaste of a higher rank.

From Salon

The polymer note also carries a quote by Turing about the rise of machine intelligence: “This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be.”

From Reuters

With more local elections expected later this year, the arguing over Lyon’s school meals offered a foretaste of broader political battles to come.

From Seattle Times