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
  • Rodgers’ introduction in the spring of 2023 was full of then-current coaches and teammates.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 28 Jan. 2025
  • But the bill hasn’t moved forward since its introduction in the Senate in May 2021.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • The Life of Herod the Great—which includes a preface and introduction written by Hurston and commentary written by Plant—stops at chapter 19.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Butler's concerns about machine evolution received mixed reactions, according to Butler in the preface to the second edition of Erewhon.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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  • The foreword is by David Lehman, a poet and critic born in 1948.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Caroline Kennedy wrote an introduction and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a foreword for the book, Profiles in Courage, which was written in 1956 by former President John F. Kennedy and an edition with their introductions and forewords was published in 2006.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Proem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proem. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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