(n.) A forerunning.

advertise affirm allege annunciate antecede antedate anticipate argue assert assever asseverate attest augur aver avouch avow be before be early bespeak betoken blazon break the news bring word broadcast bruit about circulate come before communicate confirm contend declare declare roundly disclose divulge enunciate express forebode forecast forerun foreshow foretell give a report give notice give tidings of harbinger have herald hint at hold impart inform insist intimate issue a manifesto issue a statement lay down maintain make a statement make an announcement make known make public manifesto notify portend preannounce precede precurse predate predicate predict preexist preindicate presage present proclaim profess promulgate pronounce propound protest publicize publish publish a manifesto put put forth put it put out rehearse relate report reveal rumor run before say set down set forth show forth signal sound speak speak out speak up stand for stand on state submit suggest tell testify usher in witness write up