prologue
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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
All those years of misery just proved to be the prologue to the most shocking story from the tournament’s opening rounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
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
UK road champion Sam Watson won the opening prologue of the race for Ineos Grenadiers.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 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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