preamble

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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

"Faith over fear" said their manager Stephen Robinson in the preamble.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

The hope, the optimism, the feelgood swirling around Hampden in the preamble was gone.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 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

Judging by his preamble of snorts and leg slaps, I figured he must have practiced this joke many times: “I tell my daughter, Hey, why be poor? Marry rich!”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan