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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

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

That insight is taken up in a series of forewords by contemporary writers, and here the results are uneven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

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

We do not meet here to-day as critics with our appreciations and depreciations, our twopenny little prefaces or our forewords.

From Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain


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