Lede...word of the day

 

lede

/lēd/

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noun

US

1. the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.

   "the lede has been rewritten and the headline changed"

One of the best ledes:

Yasuhiro Makoshi is a gargantuan man who stands five feet tall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/sports/new-york-city-marathon-makoshi-yasuhiro.html?unlocked_article_code=738o5AGEUCEN6zQz9xd1O-pITfnS1qwDYca3YN3698GoegaLKTp9aoAcL8ogZ9hhfYKIqt8U-Sbx6vJrnRBQQPJQE6f_IUNLEfTwiCk9_H80XC5tjKPtkN2Gpok8B52rQFLlzdZuV2FFzPY1jkPt8CQmsEyBRLBVZMmGEZe7XND6NJJm0_BPQwYxJt0tLZ9RSwFUt2l8U7X3bjifupTrif10FLuowiysWxdb4m_I6pLUVsXCqZXuxIGwmrc_CTaQlpYu-tnSj9rQM93h8wE_rltQCJESKDL-uUAlKgKMHwe39H7uQSOG75hwHGNrWQ1nN-SlHXyBHMpDL85JqjgIh6CsUNyusI6g1nUVbas6hgc&smid=share-url

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 5 miles, ytd walk 714.6 miles.  pm tm run 3.2 miles, ytd run 1225.5 miles.  day 30 of 5 K run streak.  It was a gorgeous day.  i know this beautiful warm weather won't last.)