foretoken
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The present state of mystery writing does not foretoken a renaissance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Holroyd manages to make each successive phase of Shaw's life seem significant of itself, rather than simply as a foretoken of what was to come or as raw material for the plays.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are written in a sprightly style, are full of bright fancies as well as sound feeling and excellent sense, and foretoken plainly the author of the 'Susy' books.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
This latter event was construed by the European public as the foretoken of a new and far-resonant departure in Austria’s treatment of international relations.
From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris
Be that as it may, certain arrangements which the Doctor presently made in his domestic affairs did not seem to foretoken an immediate change of condition.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
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