preamble
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Three years later, as war dragged on, a group comprising members of the North’s major Protestant denominations urged a change to the preamble of the U.S.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
By the way, the Constitution, sent to the states for ratification 11 years after the Declaration, also doesn’t contain the word “freedom,” but its preamble mentions “the Blessings of Liberty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
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
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
Walk the Walk: Amb
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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