“A lot of the economics that we learn is prefaced on the idea that firms compete, and a lot of those assumptions just fall apart if firms aren’t competing,” he said.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2023/08/21/australian-monopolies-supermarkets-airlines-banks/

“Down at the Twist and Shout” was a song she prefaced by acknowledging she could hear the sing-a-longs.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/04/30/stagecoach-2023-kane-brown-bryan-adams-and-nelly-close-out-day-2/

He prefaced it with, ‘You guys probably won’t like this, because this is an acoustic song.’

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/kansas-dust-in-the-wind/

In between photos of first days and family vacations, I scroll through headlines prefaced by lengthy anecdotes and diatribes, my “take” attached to facts backing me up.

Source: https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/link-in-comments-wont-save-democracy/

Kemper prefaced the conferenced by saying the information provided was preliminary as the investigation into the incident was still ongoing.

Source: https://www.norwoodnews.org/kingsbridge-man-armed-with-imitation-pistol-acting-crazy-shot-by-police-on-elevated-subway-track/

Many students prefaced their comments by speaking about their personal experiences on campus, and it was demoralizing how shocked the trustees were.

Source: https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/28/the-rhetoric-of-ruthlessness-and-rebellion/