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preface

[pref-is] / ˈprɛf ɪs /




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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

Answers tend to be prefaced with the word 'we' rather than 'me'.

From BBC

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

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

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