foretaste
noun/ˈfɔːteɪst/
/ˈfɔːrteɪst/
[singular]- a foretaste (of something) a small amount of a particular experience or situation that shows you what it will be like when the same thing happens on a larger scale in the future
- They were unaware that the street violence was just a foretaste of what was to come.
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