forerunner

Example Sentences

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Ms Nash began her career at the age of 21 with Eastern Airlines, the forerunner of American Airlines, working on its shuttle flight between Washington DC, where she lived, and Boston.

From BBC

Gemini's forerunner, Bard, also got off to a disastrous start.

From BBC

You have no problem accepting her as the forerunner to Theron’s older incarnation.

From Seattle Times

This is, perhaps, the most common reaction I know to diving deep into queer history — the understanding that we, like our forerunners, are responsible for shaping the queer future, whether in politics, society or art.

From Los Angeles Times

To take a more rational approach, the U.S. ought to adopt the European perspective and look to the forerunners in gender care — the Dutch.

From Salon