preface
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In the staged preface that opens “The Emporium,” actor Joe Tapper explains the play’s provenance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
With prose so heartfelt and insightful, I was in tears by the preface.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
In her preface, Maria declared that she offered her designs to all, “to copy and paint, and to sew in the women’s rooms, and for use and pleasure of all expert lovers of art.”
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Vocabulary lists containing preface
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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