as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it
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In his gorgeous first book penned by his partner Tim Johnson with a glowing foreword by Martha Stewart, readers get to revel in the thoughtful beauty of Fernando’s gardens.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The book’s foreword, written by Nikki Giovanni, encapsulates the power of Black bookstores.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Walker Percy, who helped get the book published after the author killed himself, wrote the foreword.
—The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
There’s star power in the book — Gwyneth Paltrow penned the foreword.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The book’s foreword, written by Nikki Giovanni, encapsulates the power of Black bookstores.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Walker Percy, who helped get the book published after the author killed himself, wrote the foreword.
—The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
There’s star power in the book — Gwyneth Paltrow penned the foreword.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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As for Dickinson, his starring roles in Babygirl, The Iron Claw, and Triangle of Sadness preface his take on John Lennon.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite the introduction of supposedly carbon-neutral fuel next year, hybrid powertrains are why companies like Audi and Cadillac are joining and why Honda is coming back.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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With kind permission from Cluny Media, the new introduction to Crawford’s Don Orsino (1892) ...—
Stephen Schmalhofer,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Foreword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreword. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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