exposition

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There is no opening credits sequence, not even a single bit of pre-title exposition to get viewers acclimated to the characters or the setting.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

And in just three minutes of exposition, Hughes and Deutch nimbly convey that Molly Ringwald’s Andie Walsh is both your conventional artsy wallflower and a singularly special young woman.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Ibsen, it turns out, doesn’t need his layers of exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Around 2,000 people watched the action inside Bern's Festhalle exposition hall.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Burnham claimed the agreement was a victory for the exposition, but in fact the fair’s concessions were a breakthrough for organized labor, and the resulting contracts became models for other unions to emulate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson