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preface

[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

In a preface, the film director Guillermo del Toro likens this collection to early modern cabinets of curiosities, whose juxtapositions of natural and artificial objects were meant to expose a hidden order of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But this exhibitionistic Oedipus is the star of the show’s unnecessary preface, a belabored warmup act that should have been cut in rehearsals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

“A Note to My Translator” serves as a preface: An acclaimed author, Hans de Krap, blasts E.’s egregious translation slip-ups.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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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