as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war
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The Life of Herod the Great—which includes a preface and introduction written by Hurston and commentary written by Plant—stops at chapter 19.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Butler's concerns about machine evolution received mixed reactions, according to Butler in the preface to the second edition of Erewhon.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Jan. 2025
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Many people are willing to help and make introductions.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The show kicks off with the death of Petey and introduction of Helly Britt Lower in Season 1 of SeveranceApple TV+ At the beginning of the series, Mark, a worker bee at Lumon, finds out that his best friend in the office, Petey, has suddenly quit, which means Mark will never see him again.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, her first project as an official member of the royal family was the foreword to a recipe book with west London’s Hubb Community Kitchen, a group of women displaced by the Grenfell fire, enabling them to continue cooking together for survivors twice a week in the aftermath of the tragedy.—
Mina Holland,
Vogue,
11 Jan. 2025
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Pick up the 50th anniversary edition with a new foreword that explains what Watergate means today.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Exordium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exordium. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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