overture
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The opera begins with three ceremonial chords in the orchestra that signal a brief, sober introduction quickly undercut by an exhilarating fast-forwarding overture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“It is a profound disappointment that you rejected that overture and chose ambush,” Bilton wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
In Beijing, just two days before boarding his flight to Pyongyang, Graham told reporters that he still didn’t understand the North Korean overture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In another overture, he persuaded Jessica Tisch—the city’s police commissioner—to stay in her job in his administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
And all through the bustle and pep talks and swelling of the overture, my mind is stuck on Blue Blue Blue.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing overture
To Kill a Mockingbird
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