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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

She also accused Sturgeon of being "profoundly disloyal" to her party following criticism of its election campaign in a new foreword for her memoir.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

My godfather, Alex Haley, bequeathed me the opportunity to write this foreword to my father’s autobiography.

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

I guess that’s my procrastination, because I’m reading the forewords to all his books.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 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

Gen. Jones said earlier this month that eliminating the foreword was appropriate because an official decision to include one had never been made and forewords are typically included only in official book-length Army publications.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2018

Only one of my books is without a preface,—though some of them are disguised as notes, or forewords, or afterwords,—and I hereby apologize for the acephalous condition of that volume.

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Cyrus Townsend Brady




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