precursors
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Precursors of the law were actually drafted in the early decades of the 20th century, when they were intended to stop harassment via telephone and the mail.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2022
Precursors to modern reality TV included "The Real World," which depicted strangers living together.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021
Precursors of all these characteristics, with the exception of religion, can be found in the animal kingdom.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2014
On 21st century Earth, the polluted, CO2-rich atmosphere, acidic oceans and so on have apparently made conditions more ideal for the Precursors, so now is time to try again.
From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2013
Above the twelve windows the Precursors and Ancestors of Christ also wait and dream in the midst of the storm.
From Michelangelo by Rolland, Romain
