overture

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Hargeisa has also turned down all economic and diplomatic overtures from Moscow.

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

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Despite his overtures, many executives still want to see more people from the private sector in his administration.

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I can say, while at the CIA, we received overtures from industry in multitudes each day.

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South Korea said Friday it will reclassify North Korea's long-banned state newspaper as general information, easing public access, in the latest overture from the administration of dovish President Lee Jae Myung.

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