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prelude

[prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-] / ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri- /


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Yet while an increase in wholesale prices is a prelude of sorts to what consumers end up paying for goods and services, the relationship is far from exact.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Rate checks are considered a prelude to actual intervention and involve central banks contacting commercial lenders to get price quotes for currency trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The ceremony is a prelude to the annual L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A year later he won the World Cup crystal globe in the slalom as a prelude to his split with the Norwegian set-up.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

If the music Bod had heard until then was a prelude, it was a prelude no longer.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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