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overture

[oh-ver-cher, -choor] / ˈoʊ vər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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In a diplomatic overture, the Communist regime is aiming to open up its moribund economy to the affluent Cuban-American diaspora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Pyongyang has not responded to the overture from Lee, who has sought to mend fractured ties with the North.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The troubles at that time—a fire at Windsor Castle and doomed marriages for Prince Andrew and his elder sister, Princess Anne—were a mere overture for the tragedies ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

In an overture to Trump, Apple’s Cook had committed in February to spend $500 billion on manufacturing and engineering in the United States over the next four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

My mother had no choice; one did not turn down such an overture from the regent.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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