prologue
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But if past is prologue, the courts won’t willingly implement reform.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
If the past acts as prologue, the bad news is that oil prices likely haven’t peaked.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
And sometimes the best way to introduce an ancient Egyptian curse is via a prologue that’s tonally very much like the one in “The Exorcist.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
This, we learn, is the man who sent that pocketed missive of the prologue; how it made its way to Kornyev is a miracle at which Mr. Loznitsa leaves us to marvel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The tale of Cadmus and his daughters is only a prologue to the greater story.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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