preamble

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“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

In the millions of words said and written in the preamble to this game, in all the different scenarios presented about how it might all pan out, nobody came up with this.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 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

“I know it was you,” he said without preamble.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray