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overture

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


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However, Kim Yo Jong ridiculed Lee's latest overture, calling it "the climax of the farce that everyone should watch."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maybe this overture from the Roebucks was his miracle.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

As an encore, Noseda led the overture to Bernstein’s “Candide” with real flair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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

Of this first dream, the overture, he remembered only the climate, which had been like the climate of his day—heavy, with danger everywhere, Satan at his shoulder trying to bring him down.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Since that memorable 2024 win at Twickenham, Jorgensen, who resisted overtures from rugby league's NRL as a teenager, has become a first-choice back-three pick for his team.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Traders balanced reports of U.S. negotiation overtures with Iran against reports that President Donald Trump was briefed by a naval commander on a plan of attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Tech giant Google has been quietly making overtures to major studios as it tries to find ways to get Hollywood to use its AI technology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

But Pyongyang has rejected his overtures, labelling Seoul its "most hostile" enemy and declaring itself an "irreversible" nuclear state.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

It wasn’t easy to always be the one making the overtures of friendship, since I was, after all, the new member on the team.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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


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