as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it
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This comes out in the very first page of the foreword by Dr. Julia Nesheiwat.
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The foreword is by David Lehman, a poet and critic born in 1948.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
Caroline Kennedy wrote an introduction and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a foreword for the book, Profiles in Courage, which was written in 1956 by former President John F. Kennedy and an edition with their introductions and forewords was published in 2006.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In a post to X, Shriver, 69, shared a photo of Caroline, 67, next to JFK's book Profiles in Courage, for which Bobby's father, Robert F. Kennedy, wrote the original foreword and Caroline later added an introduction.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The foreword is by David Lehman, a poet and critic born in 1948.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
Caroline Kennedy wrote an introduction and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a foreword for the book, Profiles in Courage, which was written in 1956 by former President John F. Kennedy and an edition with their introductions and forewords was published in 2006.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In a post to X, Shriver, 69, shared a photo of Caroline, 67, next to JFK's book Profiles in Courage, for which Bobby's father, Robert F. Kennedy, wrote the original foreword and Caroline later added an introduction.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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