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prelude

[prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-] / ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri- /


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Yet while an increase in wholesale prices is a prelude of sorts to what consumers end up paying for goods and services, the relationship is far from exact.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It was a striking prelude to "Body to Body", the album's first full track, interwoven with Korea's most iconic folk song and the album's namesake, Arirang.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The ceremony is a prelude to the annual L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He called his system ‘The Well-Tempered Keyboard’, landmarked for ever in history by his composing two companion pieces, a prelude and a fugue, for every one of the newly adapted key-families.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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