harbinger

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The supernova’s first harbinger would be subtle but unmistakable—a flood of ghostly neutrinos emitted during the star’s collapse that would suddenly wash over Earth, lighting up detectors around the globe.

From Scientific American

The song's first verse was a harbinger of doom as vocalist Gemma Abbey sang woefully off key and struggled to regain musical equilibrium with Chromby.

From BBC

Note, however, that T-Doug just reopened his landmark Palace Kitchen — cause for celebration among legions of longtime fans and also a hopeful harbinger for struggling downtown Seattle.

From Seattle Times

RBD is an early symptom of Parkinson’s, but it can also be a harbinger of rarer, more rapidly progressive neurodegenerative diseases.

From Science Magazine

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