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Free sign upThe phrase "a forerunner of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is an early version or precursor of something that comes later.
Example: "The invention of the telegraph was a forerunner of modern communication technologies."
Alternatives: "a precursor to" or "an early example of".
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NKVD, Soviet secret police agency, a forerunner of the KGB.
Pyramids was a forerunner of the game snooker.
Pool was a forerunner of the game snooker.
It was a forerunner of much of his political verse.
That led to a forerunner of Dr. DeCandido's nighttime work.
Epping became a forerunner of the national parks idea.
"That was a forerunner of what became the violent universe.
He is sometimes cited as a forerunner of the renowned philosopher Benedict de Spinoza.
The tale is considered a forerunner of Morris's utopian novel News from Nowhere.
Art critics and historians regard him as a forerunner of the American modern art movement.
By the mid-20th century, he had become recognized as a forerunner of modern architecture.
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