harbinger
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- n something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- v foreshadow or presage
- People round the globe were hoping that the Copenhagen Summit will be a harbinger of more stricter regimes for carbon emission but were thoroughly disappointed.
- The encouraging results of the Earth Hour might be a harbinger of good ecological discipline in the future.
- If the violent eruption in the backyards of the capital of the car industry is a harbinger of things to come, then be prepared to see more fights in the streets that nurtured the automobile industry.