harbinger

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But what if the new king’s first instinct — the trip to Egypt — is a harbinger of a reign that could transcend alienated second sons, disgraced brothers and all the other Windsorland tabloid drama?

From Washington Post

It was an early harbinger of nearly every entertainment labor fight in the years that followed.

From Seattle Times

Is it perhaps a harbinger of the presidential race to come?

From Washington Times

“It lets us know if what we see now is something that is a harbinger of things to come.”

From Washington Post

But people who weigh clearances must often determine whether a blemish on an applicant’s record is a harbinger of trouble or just a youthful error, they said.

From New York Times