overture

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But those two events are mere overture to “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare”—a nonfiction thriller that marks the 15th anniversary of what was certainly a catastrophe but might well have been worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Diller’s overture to Warner, which hasn’t been previously reported, adds a new twist to the biggest takeover drama in the media industry in years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

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.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

There is no written record that Lawrence replied to the overture, although around the same time, he registered a private opinion of the federation—and of scientific activism in general—in a letter to Weaver.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik