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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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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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