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

A trading firm can save a few nanoseconds by sending the preamble first, before knowing if it wants to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“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

He said nothing, and he did not smile, but watched her, wondering to what task this preamble led.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin