as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in her intro the author offers rather precise definitions of some of the key words that she will be using throughout her book
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Recent Examples of intro
However, as the intro to Ken Kwapis’s endearing documentary shows, not everybody would agree.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
For Poppi, Finnegan facilitated an intro to the manager of Post Malone, who became one of the drink’s most high-profile ambassadors.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
As the intro transitioned into ’80s power-chord riffs, the guitar blared from the speakers, and an explosive boom rocked the room, revealing the group in all its glory.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 22 Feb. 2026
She was given an effusive congratulatory intro by multi-Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Baker, who recently collaborated with her on the short film Sandiwara, premiering in Berlin on Friday.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
For Poppi, Finnegan facilitated an intro to the manager of Post Malone, who became one of the drink’s most high-profile ambassadors.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
As the intro transitioned into ’80s power-chord riffs, the guitar blared from the speakers, and an explosive boom rocked the room, revealing the group in all its glory.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 22 Feb. 2026
She was given an effusive congratulatory intro by multi-Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Baker, who recently collaborated with her on the short film Sandiwara, premiering in Berlin on Friday.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 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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And that long preface to editing isn’t helping, Bill Pullman notwithstanding.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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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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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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“Intro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intro. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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