preamble
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And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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
"Faith over fear" said their manager Stephen Robinson in the preamble.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
He gives us plenty of time to think about what we’re really watching: not must-see television, but the preamble to a funeral.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Neither question nor answer was meant as anything more than a polite preamble to conversation.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing preamble
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