preface

We’re happy to preface that no act this year was overwhelmingly horrendous, like the Go-Go’s last year at Cruel World.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

This preface, which harks back to “Richard II” and “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2” in addition to the three parts of “Henry VI” that immediately precede “Richard III,” crowds an already crowded plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

So I would preface with this: There are lots of wonderful things about Europe that go unnoticed, unreported, or taken for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 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

Osiander’s preface certainly didn’t soothe the Lutherans, and the book was roundly condemned by the European protestant movement.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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

She prefaces this fact with how appreciative she is for TikTok, her new followers and Chick-Fil-A at large.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024

“I do have something for you, and I think it might hold the heart of the show,” he prefaces with sincerity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

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

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

The trial, prefaced by a Civil War snapshot that sets the action in the proper context, takes up much of the first act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

“It’s just the beginning,” I prefaced, handing her the sketch pad.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

“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

“I’m still alive and I’m healthy,” he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Carlile put it best, or at least more poetically, in her prefacing remarks on stage, likening the intimate Joni Jam to peering into the tiny cabin inside of a snow globe.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

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

Lately she’s been given to talking as if she won’t be around much longer, prefacing each plan with, “Well, if I’m still here next year, I’d love to see...”

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride