as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution

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Noun
  • Make introductions between contacts who could benefit from knowing each other.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The list included new interactions with the luxury brand’s Seamaster collection, featuring new Bronze Gold models, as well as the introduction of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer, inspired by the Deep Black series and allowing for the tracking of multiple time zones.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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  • The funeral of Pope Francis: Even in death, Pope Francis is breaking with tradition for his funeral and burial Prior to his hospitalization, Pope Francis wrote about death in the preface of a book on old age by Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • On Tuesday, April 22, the Vatican shared a preface that Francis wrote for a book in Italian by Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop emeritus of Milan.
    Adam Carlson, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Richard O’Brien, who wrote the musical stage show in 1973, wrote the foreword for the book.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
  • Kennedy wrote the foreword to Lies My Gov’t Told Me and wrote an endorsement for PsyWar, alleging that the same techniques that the Malones described shaped public reaction to the assassinations of his father and uncle.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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“Proem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proem. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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