prologue
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We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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
But if past is prologue, investors, at least, could come out ahead.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
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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