forerun
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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.
From Time Magazine Archive
The President's secret had been well kept, and for once rumor had not forerun execution.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume II by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)
I saw evidences of war-paint and a recent war-dance that forerun an Indian attack.
From Vanguards of the Plains by McCarter, Margaret Hill
Indeed, the signs of his fall, or those that forerun it, are terrible, and amazing to behold.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
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
