as in implied
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire
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Notre Dame handled Indiana 27-17 in its home first-round opener, a game not nearly as close as the final score implied, and then the Fighting Irish beat Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal, the program’s first major bowl victory since 1994.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
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No guarantees of profitability are made or implied, of course.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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That play foreshadowed how the game would unfold, as the offense unraveled behind a wave of three-and-outs.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
16 Dec. 2024
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There are things from her childhood that foreshadowed her gift for writing.—
Pam Windsor,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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In Kansas City, forecasters predicted fog and light rainfall would persist throughout the day, with areas of especially low visibility — less than a quarter of a mile in some places — expected to linger across central and eastern Kansas as well as central Missouri through the morning.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
26 Dec. 2024
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This is a remarkable position for a team that was predicted to finish last in the division and go through a season in transition.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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This proclamation heralded an era of unrestrained use of force in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, resulting in the direct and indirect deaths of millions of people across the global South.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the years since, the integration of gay and lesbian troops has been heralded as a huge success with no effects on unit cohesion or combat readiness, according to the Pentagon.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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Both running backs anticipated that either Singleton or Allen would have moved on.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, a flood of cheap Chinese imports accelerated the trend toward deindustrialization in the United States—and did so at a rate that few, if any, fully anticipated.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Foreran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreran. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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