preamble

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

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“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

“Antisemitism is dangerous, antithetical to California values, and must not be tolerated in any California classroom, regardless of whether Jewish pupils are present in that classroom,” the preamble to the bill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

In the millions of words said and written in the preamble to this game, in all the different scenarios presented about how it might all pan out, nobody came up with this.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

I was getting ready to recite the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, which our class had to memorize.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez