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foreword

[fawr-wurd, -werd, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr- /


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He wrote the foreword for the scholarly book “California Grizzly” and from his Montana home keeps an eye on the well-being of his home state’s precariously small colony of grizzlies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Ben Okri’s foreword to “The Inheritors” is evocative but diffuse; Marlon James, writing on “Pincher Martin,” is inclined to impose his own rhetorical energy on the text.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The book, co-authored by Darren Grubb and Johnny Russo, featured a foreword by Letterman.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

“George Martin: The Scores,” which will be published in April and feature a foreword by Paul McCartney, highlights Martin’s singular influence in making their corpus a reality for the ages.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2026

Six years have passed since I received this initial request to prepare a new foreword for my father’s life story.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Harris himself has contributed to Pickering's book - published by Manchester University Press - writing one of four forewords along with Martin Fry, Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher along with a separate chapter.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Their separate forewords to the committee’s final report, released Thursday, tell what united these unlikely partners.

From Washington Post Dec. 26, 2022

Barack Obama and George W. Bush were so supportive that they wrote forewords for them.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2022

Although she put away her pen, Cleary re-released three of her most cherished books with three famous fans writing forewords for the new editions.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2021

If he were, a good many "forewords" would, I imagine, never have been written.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 by Various




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