as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed
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This poem seems positioned as a prolusion — his word — or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows.
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Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022
Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022
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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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Many people are willing to help and make introductions.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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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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The book is handsome, the notes extensive, and Benjamin’s crisp preface is thoughtful and sincere.Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
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That was Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes — who wrote the foreword to Rosen's book.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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After designing interiors for Michelle Obama and Shonda Rhimes—the latter wrote the foreword to this book—he was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in 2010.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Prolusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolusion. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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