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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 John T. (John Torrey) Morse

But like many other incredible conceptions which have forerun their own still more incredible fulfillment, the very thought electrifies us with hope and courage.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger

These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.

From King Richard II by William Shakespeare

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 Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

In that he foreran our Lord, his deed is beyond our reach: but in three other concernments, in no wise.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt

Such, then, was this Western land, so long the home of the out-dweller who foreran civilization, and who sometimes took matters of the law into his own hands.

From The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado by Emerson Hough

Along the length of the old trail a marvelous fifty years have enriched a history whose epic days record the deeds of vanguards, who foreran and builded for the softer days of golden-wedding years.

From Vanguards of the Plains by Margaret Hill McCarter

He foreran the societies which insure against accident, and would guarantee whole bones for a year or a lifetime, according to the insurer's purse or fancy.

From Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by David Christie Murray

Acoustics, we think, foreran somewhat the science of heat, as the science of heat preceded that of light.

From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by John Clark Ridpath

Here’s a timeline of Steve Bannon’s White House months and the forerunning campaign role:

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017

A finger forerunning his eyes along the page.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

The tall palms began to sway and rustle in the forerunning breeze.

From African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White

It was the fate that he expected; he, like so many, had a forerunning assurance of his end.

From John Redmond's Last Years by Stephen Lucius Gwynn

He welcomed the mere accident of their presence as though it possessed a forerunning intelligence, as though it were the annunciation of his approaching change of life.

From The Choir Invisible by James Lane Allen