preamble
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The indictment of British rule mattered more at the time than the preamble.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Before this happens, however, we get a preamble.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
“There’s corned beef so you can make sandwiches for lunch,” Aunty Uju had said, as though those words were perfectly normal and did not require a humorous preamble about how Americans ate bread for lunch.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing preamble
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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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