overture

Example Sentences

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However, people close to Beijing said Xi made the outreach, turning the high-level communication into a rare diplomatic overture from China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav and the company’s board have unanimously rejected three earlier overtures from Paramount’s David Ellison, including a largely cash $23.50 a share offer, deeming it too low.

From Los Angeles Times

Zhan fields a steady stream of overtures from big banks, and Wellesley’s career office tends to heavily promote jobs at financial and consulting firms.

From The Wall Street Journal

It came after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of rebuffing its overtures for diplomacy.

From Barron's

Bloomberg reported that SoftBank made an “overture” to Marvell several months ago, but that the two sides couldn’t agree on terms.

From MarketWatch