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[pref-is] / ˈprɛf ɪs /




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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

“It is music for the people who play the piece and for the people who hear it,” he wrote in a preface to the concert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The authors of the federal report began working in early April with a late May deadline, according to their preface.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

I will preface my answer by saying that the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a non-partisan organization.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

But since then it has indeed been uninterrupted and continuous; as an account of modern science, the preface is spot on.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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