preamble
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And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
After such a spectacular preamble, this first act at least produced a dramatic finish.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
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
“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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