preamble
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“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Under the rules of the Ethernet protocol—widely used in computer networks—each packet starts with a preamble, signaling data is on the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
"Faith over fear" said their manager Stephen Robinson in the preamble.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Looking at it now, in a time of endless preamble and an on-stage banterfest that would test the patience of a saint, they moved at breakneck speed back then.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
“Man, I’m hungry,” he said without preamble, and let me take his carry-on bag, which instantly jerked my arm to the floor.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing preamble
Walk the Walk: Amb
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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