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

In her preface to “Inhabit the Poem,” she writes that the “popular belief that ‘gatekeepers’—publishers, university lecturers, anthologists, and advertisers—create the longevity of the authors we call ‘canonical’ is false.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

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

On Friday, before introducing Edgardo Henriquez, Leitz delivered a proper preface and farewell all in one.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

But in his preface Gilbert presents himself as sailing on a quite different ocean, an ocean of books.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton