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overture

[oh-ver-cher, -choor] / ˈoʊ vər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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Almodóvar has found himself in a similar position, turning down an overture from a Saudi festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Pakistan offered to mediate peace talks, an overture President Trump amplified on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

There is no written record that Lawrence replied to the overture, although around the same time, he registered a private opinion of the federation—and of scientific activism in general—in a letter to Weaver.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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