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as in against
preceding in space
fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins
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Recent Examples of fore
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Video Ad Feedback 01:22 - Source: CNN The protests appear have brought back to the fore deep societal divisions in Israel papered over by the initial reaction to the events of October 7.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Our giant cyborg beetle mainly relies on neuromuscular stimulation of direct flight muscles for flight control and leg muscles of the fore legs for walking control.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
For years most climbers, led by guides, stopped at a fore summit.
—John Branch, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
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The euro slipped at the start of trading, as investors digested a result that few had anticipated and brings back to the fore concern about France’s fiscal problems, given parties’ commitment to a major increase in public spending.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Video Ad Feedback 01:22 - Source: CNN The protests appear have brought back to the fore deep societal divisions in Israel papered over by the initial reaction to the events of October 7.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Our giant cyborg beetle mainly relies on neuromuscular stimulation of direct flight muscles for flight control and leg muscles of the fore legs for walking control.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
For years most climbers, led by guides, stopped at a fore summit.
—John Branch, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fore
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The walks got them out their front doors, but the community kept them coming back.Juana Summers, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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The front section alone that day had two dozen full-page ads for then-mighty brands that would all be gone in little more than a decade: Robinsons-May, Circuit City, the Good Guys, Pontiac.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Murdering an infant, she’s imprisoned and allowed to ask forgiveness before her execution, her corpse, like other women in her situation, torn asunder by the morbid masses.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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Her parents relocated from the Village to Sunnyside, Queens around 1940, shortly before the births of Suze and her older sister, Carla.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Teamsters did not immediately respond to a request to confirm the number of striking workers in Georgia.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Although an experienced bowhunter with at least one Pope & Young buck to his credit, this is Bruce’s biggest buck to date.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fore. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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