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preamble

[pree-am-buhl, pree-am-] / ˈpriˌæm bəl, priˈæm- /
NOUN
introduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Protesters formed the letters "SOS" on top of a frozen lake in south Minneapolis, while one group marched through the streets carrying a large-scale replica of the Preamble to the US constitution.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

It is also worth noting that Article I is found immediately after the Preamble, to emphasize the importance the Framers placed on the legislature.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Those of broadly progressive convictions regularly invoke the Preamble to our Constitution and its commitment “to form a more perfect Union.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

At one point, I can’t remember why, he recited the Preamble to the Constitution.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

Even when the upper grades had to make recitations of the Preamble to the Constitution.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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