exposition
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Classical in conception — right down to a repeat of the exposition material in the opening movement — it also contains traces of crunchy harmonic modernism and the bumptious sounds of vintage American jazz styles.
From New York Times
The movie came freighted with exposition, along with lengthy monologues and much stirring oration.
From Los Angeles Times
He described her style as a combination of a lawyer’s “sharp analysis and lucid exposition” and a “Texan’s folksy and intimate manner.”
From Salon
Director Yuichiro Hayashi balances these action heavy scenes with needed exposition to feed the viewer with the show’s final philosophical and thematic musings.
From Salon
But the sled is so weighed down by exposition, not even magic reindeer can get it off the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
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