overture

The overture was aimed at winning over investors during a bidding war with Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

This clever overture gives way to a stunning installation of a new septet of sculptures conceived particularly for the museum’s soaring first gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The company has moved to monetize some of its real estate but rejected the takeover overture in 2024.

From Barron's ● May 18, 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

“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

The U.S. has made similar overtures in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the continent’s leading copper producer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

As foreign minister from 2014 until May, when Orban stood down after an election rout, Szijjarto was deeply involved in the government's overtures towards China and BYD in particular.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Prison officials responded much better to private overtures.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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