overture

Maybe this overture from the Roebucks was his miracle.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In 2017, when serving as Brown-Forman’s board chairman, he had resisted a takeover overture from Corona brewer Constellation Brands, signing a statement saying that Brown-Forman “was not for sale.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

But for Scott, that overture is not enough, and he has said Alberta has no option left but to set its own rules.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The company has moved to monetize some of its real estate but rejected the takeover overture in 2024.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

They played a duet from “Zampa,” and at the earnest solicitation of everyone present followed it with the overture to “The Poet and the Peasant” Allez vous-enl Sapristir shrieked the parrot outside the door.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

The Saudi overtures come at a sensitive time for the kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Kim Jong Un has always treated me with great respect,” Trump said, confirming that the North Korean leader had replied to his overtures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In July, Kalshi made overtures to New York, offering a share of its trade revenue in taxes and volunteering to allow users to exclude themselves from the app, the Journal earlier reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Despite generous overtures to Stevens and assurances to the Jewish community El-Sayed made in remarks on Wednesday morning after the race was called, there are intraparty divisions left to heal.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

There was one other girl, who made no overtures of friendship to Citra.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The book was for many days snubbed, buffeted, browbeaten; and the care fully-woven tapestry was torn into shreds and trampled upon; and it seemed that the patiently sculptured shrine was overtured and despised and desecrated.

From St. Elmo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans