preface

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“They’ll preface it with ‘I don’t know if I should get a whole bottle…since it’s just me.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

As climate scientist Kevin Trenberth noted in the preface, the collection is designed as an ongoing effort that reflects the evolving nature of climate science.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

If ever the Shakespearean warning about those who “doth protest too much” seemed apt, Skandalakis’ overly long preface to his motion surely qualifies.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

It’s not my habit to preface my columns with “trigger alerts,” so this is a first:

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

But in his preface Gilbert presents himself as sailing on a quite different ocean, an ocean of books.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton