overture
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Maybe this overture from the Roebucks was his miracle.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In 2017, when serving as Brown-Forman’s board chairman, he had resisted a takeover overture from Corona brewer Constellation Brands, signing a statement saying that Brown-Forman “was not for sale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
“It is a profound disappointment that you rejected that overture and chose ambush,” Bilton wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
With Lawrence’s careful guidance, he explained that he meant he would report the overture to Lawrence as a security breach, not as an invitation to espionage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
“Kim Jong Un has always treated me with great respect,” Trump said, confirming that the North Korean leader had replied to his overtures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
With these gains under his belt, Kim has so far spurned all of Trump’s diplomatic overtures since the president returned to the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In July, Kalshi made overtures to New York, offering a share of its trade revenue in taxes and volunteering to allow users to exclude themselves from the app, the Journal earlier reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Despite generous overtures to Stevens and assurances to the Jewish community El-Sayed made in remarks on Wednesday morning after the race was called, there are intraparty divisions left to heal.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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
Vocabulary lists containing overture
To Kill a Mockingbird
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