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Free sign upThe phrase "an opening salvo" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe the initial action or statement in a discussion, debate, or conflict, often intended to provoke a response.
Example: "The politician's speech was seen as an opening salvo in the upcoming election campaign."
Alternatives: "initial strike" or "first shot".
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And an opening salvo.
Not bad for an opening salvo, though.
Their manager is not the kind to retract an opening salvo.
The Dakota has fired back, and its response was not so much an opening salvo as a full-scale barrage.
In voice-over Mr. Safer discharged an opening salvo or two, calling the art fair "an upscale flea market".
After an opening salvo of three birdies in his first five holes, that'll give him a dose of the agitation.
There is a great amount of hubris in offering another referendum as an opening salvo to a beleaguered people.
Some suggested it was an opening salvo in the political jockeying to choose China's next generation of leaders, who will take office in 2012.
Now an opening salvo from the prominent law firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz could, if successful, tilt the battlefield significantly in companies' favor.
It was also seen as an opening salvo on the topic before the pope's planned trip to the United States in late September.
As an opening salvo, or so the group claimed, on behalf of India's much-maligned but previously pacific Muslim community, the IM spread fear.
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