preamble
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Before this happens, however, we get a preamble.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
And he told Wilson that Morfitt’s decision to send the term sheet without any preamble had been a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 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
“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
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
Vocabulary lists containing preamble
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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