preface

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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

If ever the Shakespearean warning about those who “doth protest too much” seemed apt, Skandalakis’ overly long preface to his motion surely qualifies.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

“It is music for the people who play the piece and for the people who hear it,” he wrote in a preface to the concert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The authors of the federal report began working in early April with a late May deadline, according to their preface.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Copernicus had no chance to complain about the preface because he died in 1543, the year his great work was published.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin