preamble

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

Before this happens, however, we get a preamble.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

And he told Wilson that Morfitt’s decision to send the term sheet without any preamble had been a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

The size of the buildings catches the first-time visitor by surprise, and that’s largely because there’s no preamble.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just “word salad,” one staffer recalled the presenter saying.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

As a violinist, I hope that something of the streams’ sensibility survives: Mumbled preambles and tableside teddy bears unmoved by the Bach Chaconne are refreshing the genre for far-flung audiences.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020

This is apparent right from Star Wars’ famous opening scroll, which borrows from the preambles that opened each chapter of the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers movie serials.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2015

I could write a preamble that would skilfully draw together every single strand of this match, but I'm afraid our tools don't support 9994-word preambles.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2010

The girls made foray into a little side pocket of bedroom for the changing of shoes, whitening of noses, and various curlicue preambles.

From Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It by Fannie Hurst