prologue
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But if past is prologue, the courts won’t willingly implement reform.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But past really is prologue, so the question hanging over the discussion Monday night was not about what Altadena has been, but what it will become.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
UK road champion Sam Watson won the opening prologue of the race for Ineos Grenadiers.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Widget pauses before he starts, letting the tent and the tree settle into silent prologue while Poppet waits patiently.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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