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

After such a spectacular preamble, this first act at least produced a dramatic finish.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

“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

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

“And that goes in the preamble of the message, which is not enciphered.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

My encounter with the "Perfume Saint" had two preambles, one harmonious and the other humorous.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda