forerun

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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

He only wondered what strange experience this blindfold journey was to forerun.

From The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest by Cullum, Ridgwell

Prosperity forerun thee: awkward chance Never be neighbour to thy wishes' venture: Content and Fame advance thee: ever thrive, And glory thy mortality survive!

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

It cannot forerun the limitations of its day, nor anticipate the conquests and common possessions of the future.

From Spenser by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

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