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forerunner

[fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr- /




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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

So that's what this is, but in reality it's really a jumble of those forerunner films, at least until Pfeiffer's character finally comes into her own.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Brought online with the Cuban missile crisis, the system linked remote computers via telephone lines, a forerunner to the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

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

The book described a variation oFchess that seemed to be the forerunner of Fischer Random, with the exact same rules.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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