zwiastunem Anglais:

The fanfare of a Swiss marching band heralded the president’s address to the global leaders and his sales pitch for America.

a harbinger of doom

The fight over the proposed Pebble mine in southern Alaska is a harbinger

Others have similarly seen the eclipse as a harbinger of doom 2. Was that a harbinger of things to come? 3. Only a few understood that they were a harbinger of things to come.