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preamble

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


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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

Under the rules of the Ethernet protocol—widely used in computer networks—each packet starts with a preamble, signaling data is on the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“Antisemitism is dangerous, antithetical to California values, and must not be tolerated in any California classroom, regardless of whether Jewish pupils are present in that classroom,” the preamble to the bill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

"We're not in a South African moment, but we're in a possible preamble to a South African moment," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Without preamble, she pressed a large gourd into Koffi's hands.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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