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forerun

[fawr-ruhn, fohr-] / fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr- /








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

From Time Magazine Archive

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)

No, no, doubtless he was deceived, and it was but one of those dreams that forerun death!

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre

It was in my sleep; but then, it was one of those dreams that always forerun the reality.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Even so, it is not quick enough, I fear, to forerun the whims of goddesses.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by Cabell, James Branch




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