preface

Aviv notes in her preface, written expressly for this book, that she has re-reported or reshaped some of the stories, paying more attention to the maternal perspective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

In the staged preface that opens “The Emporium,” actor Joe Tapper explains the play’s provenance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“They’ll preface it with ‘I don’t know if I should get a whole bottle…since it’s just me.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

As climate scientist Kevin Trenberth noted in the preface, the collection is designed as an ongoing effort that reflects the evolving nature of climate science.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026

Even Sebond’s work had fallen foul of the censors, not for its basic thrust, but for the extravagant claims made on behalf of it by Sebond in his preface.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

What I have recounted is what Segal called her ur-story, and some version of it prefaces every article written about her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

This is how New Orleans community organizer Malik Rahim prefaces the calm before “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” plunges into one of the deadliest storms in American history.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

Benedict then largely kept to his word that he would live a life of prayer in retirement, emerging only occasionally from his converted monastery for special events and writing occasional book prefaces and messages.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

Here, the tension was a child’s divided life due to a parent’s divorce, and the volta begins with, “But let me say ...” which prefaces the final beautiful five lines.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

The writers of books on insect behavior generally take pains, in their prefaces, to caution that insects are like creatures from another planet, that their behavior is absolutely foreign, totally unhuman, unearthly, almost unbiological.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The Monticello we know today presents itself as a compact unity, prefaced by a classical temple front and crowned by an octagonal dome—the first domed house in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

"But it is a natural surface out on the salt, so you never really know what conditions you're going to get," he then prefaced it with.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Elsewhere, pro-Palestinian demonstrations prefaced Italy's vital win over Israel and Spain took another step towards qualification with a big victory against Bulgaria.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The action is prefaced by a Looney Tunes-ish cartoon entitled “Me and My Shadow,” depicting Arthur bedeviled by his own shadow, which is more powerful than he is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

“It’s just the beginning,” I prefaced, handing her the sketch pad.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

“I am not prone to hyperbole. I am prone to, like, popping off a little bit. I know that,” Walz said, prefacing his argument that Americans are living in a “dangerous” time.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

“I’m still alive and I’m healthy,” he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Lesmerises asked Ferentz three questions at the end of the Ohio State news conference and, in prefacing one, pointed out that the Hawkeyes have one of the least productive offenses in the country.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Puleio has chosen to add narration, the voice of Dion Mucciacito prefacing each piece with context and quotes from Limón.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

Lately she’s been given to talking as if she won’t be around much longer, prefacing each plan with, “Well, if I’m still here next year, I’d love to see...”

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride