prologue
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He mentioned another guy, who is now in my prologue, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a Viennese aristocrat who was inspirational to Hitler at a given moment in Hitler’s youth.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
But the script for Besson’s “Dracula” keeps getting distracted with multiple flashbacks — the film opens with a 15-minute prologue in which Vlad straps on his fanged helmet and rides into battle.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
UK road champion Sam Watson won the opening prologue of the race for Ineos Grenadiers.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
But if past is prologue, investors, at least, could come out ahead.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
“Say, what’re you doing today, anyhow? All dressed up and mooning around like the prologue to a suttee. Did you go to Psychology this morning?”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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