preface

Aviv notes in her preface, written expressly for this book, that she has re-reported or reshaped some of the stories, paying more attention to the maternal perspective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

As the laureate of Puritan New England explained in a preface, “the wrong-doing of one generation lives into the successive ones.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

There’s a chilling promise in the preface of “This Dark Night,” Deborah Lutz’s account of the life of a celebrated early-19th-century English poet and novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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

Even Sebond’s work had fallen foul of the censors, not for its basic thrust, but for the extravagant claims made on behalf of it by Sebond in his preface.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

What I have recounted is what Segal called her ur-story, and some version of it prefaces every article written about her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

This is how New Orleans community organizer Malik Rahim prefaces the calm before “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” plunges into one of the deadliest storms in American history.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

Benedict then largely kept to his word that he would live a life of prayer in retirement, emerging only occasionally from his converted monastery for special events and writing occasional book prefaces and messages.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

Purcell cleverly prefaces his Haydn, and Dowland his Schumann, and if his Brahms Fourth is misguided, his Beethoven Ninth is bracingly straightforward.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

The writers of books on insect behavior generally take pains, in their prefaces, to caution that insects are like creatures from another planet, that their behavior is absolutely foreign, totally unhuman, unearthly, almost unbiological.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

"But it is a natural surface out on the salt, so you never really know what conditions you're going to get," he then prefaced it with.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

While “The Long Run’s” subtitle suggests a portrait of “The Decade That Made the Marathon Cool,” that decade—the 1970s—is prefaced by more than 100 pages of history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Elsewhere, pro-Palestinian demonstrations prefaced Italy's vital win over Israel and Spain took another step towards qualification with a big victory against Bulgaria.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Hopp prefaced the discussion by noting that any single survey can involve statistical flukes that make it hard to form any definitive conclusions.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2025

I tried to keep it casual and prefaced the question by saying that I knew dances weren't his cup of tea...but would he like to go to prom with me?

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Anna keeps prefacing her remarks with the words “no offense,” but Pete can’t help being offended by her pointed disdain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“I am not prone to hyperbole. I am prone to, like, popping off a little bit. I know that,” Walz said, prefacing his argument that Americans are living in a “dangerous” time.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

Merchan briefly discussed the transcript issue with jurors and Necheles proceeded to show them the correct version, prefacing her remarks with a mea culpa: “Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for that error.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

Puleio has chosen to add narration, the voice of Dion Mucciacito prefacing each piece with context and quotes from Limón.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

“I’ve come to ask you to accompany us,” Blanca said without prefacing her remarks.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende