overture
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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
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
Diller’s overture to Warner, which hasn’t been previously reported, adds a new twist to the biggest takeover drama in the media industry in years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
In another overture, he persuaded Jessica Tisch—the city’s police commissioner—to stay in her job in his administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing overture
To Kill a Mockingbird
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This Week in Words: December 30, 2017 - January 5, 2018
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This Week In Words: Current Events Vocab for October 3–9, 2020
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