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usher in

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Verb1.usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
inaugurate, introduce
commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
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vt sep people → hineinführen or -bringen or -geleiten (geh); to usher in a new era → ein neues Zeitalter einleiten


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Elton; but he was actually hurried off by Miss Bates, she jumped away from him at last abruptly to the Coles, to usher in a letter from her niece.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
The bullfrogs trump to usher in the night, and the note of the whip-poor-will is borne on the rippling wind from over the water.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
The bird received this information with a crow of such duration as a cock, gifted with intelligence beyond all others of his kind, might usher in the longest day with.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
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