preamble

Yet, for a living document intended to “secure the Blessings of Liberty,” as the preamble states, it has been pretty resistant to revision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Three years later, as war dragged on, a group comprising members of the North’s major Protestant denominations urged a change to the preamble of the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Before this happens, however, we get a preamble.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

With no further preamble Kilvin tossed the vial into a nearby firewell, and there was the sharp, clear sound of breaking glass.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just “word salad,” one staffer recalled the presenter saying.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

As a violinist, I hope that something of the streams’ sensibility survives: Mumbled preambles and tableside teddy bears unmoved by the Bach Chaconne are refreshing the genre for far-flung audiences.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020

No need for preambles, let’s just get down to business, with the wind and rain expected to play a big part in today’s narrative, possibly to the cost of the later starters.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2017

This is apparent right from Star Wars’ famous opening scroll, which borrows from the preambles that opened each chapter of the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers movie serials.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2015

Propositions to amend the Constitution were becoming as numerous as preambles and resolutions at town meetings called to consider the most ordinary questions connected with the administration of local affairs.

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes