Word: precursor
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...jawbone fragment, teeth and primitive tools found in a cave in central China support the theory that the ancestors of modern humans began migrating out of Africa hundreds of thousands of years earlier than once thought. Scientists believe the remains may belong to a species called Homo habilis, a precursor of Homo erectus...
...SDAC, the precursor to the new Center announced yesterday, has already been associated with major already been associated with major advances in the prevention of transmission of the HIV virus, according to a press release
Finley was also the chief author of General Education in a Free Society, which introduced many of the concepts that led to Harvard's adoption of General Education, the precursor to the Core Program...
...elite, not in terms of their wealth or social status, but in terms of their accomplishments. At the Same time, a Harvard education is no guarantee of success. While it's true that a lot more of them are not. Even the best possible education is only a precursor to all that follows; just because one person attends Harvard and another attends Podunk U. doesn't mean that the former will necessarily contribute more to society than the latter...
...poverty by way of the London music halls, giving innocent performances of suggestive songs: I Don't Suppose He'll Do It Again for Months and Months and Months; Don't Stick It Out So Much. Under the tutelage of Dan Leno, London's most beloved comedian and a precursor of Charlie Chaplin, Lizzie became a star and eventually married the newly rich John Cree. In Ackroyd's opening chapter, she is shown being hanged for murdering her husband...