as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war
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And that long preface to editing isn’t helping, Bill Pullman notwithstanding.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026 -
In his preface of the American Legion’s Junior Baseball for 1938 program, Chaillaux noted that 500,000 boys participated in Legion ball.—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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My introduction to soccer came while covering the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the old North American Soccer League as a young sportswriter in the 1970s when the Brazilian star Pelé — still the only player to win three World Cups — played for the New York Cosmos.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The system has introduced a new layer of strategy and drama to baseball, but its introduction has also forced the sport to grapple with a question that never really had a concrete answer until today.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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What’s a bigger flex than Kim Kardashian writing the foreword to your first book?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Her most recent, Spent Light, a novel, will be published in the US with McNally Editions in October 2026 with a foreword by Teju Cole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Apr. 2026
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Alongside the big group numbers characterized by the prologue, Ragtime features intimate solos, duets and trios.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the close of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (which, incidentally, features an admirable character called Bottom the Weaver), a play is to be performed for Duke Theseus and his bride, the Amazon Hippolyta, with a prologue spoken by the director.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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