first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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Watch a Movie the Old-Fashioned Way Relive the past at Smith’s Ranch Drive-in Theater, where first-run movies are shown year-round Thursday through Saturday nights.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The tribute is part of the SFFILM arts organization’s annual screening series, SFFILM Presents, which gives early, exclusive access to first-run films to Bay Area audiences.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, Fox Sports plans to offer more than 340 hours of first-run programming for the World Cup including pre- and post-match analysis and more live games than any previous edition.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
As detailed in a press release, Comics Unleashed has been airing in first-run strip syndication since its premiere in September 2006 for 18 consecutive seasons.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The tribute is part of the SFFILM arts organization’s annual screening series, SFFILM Presents, which gives early, exclusive access to first-run films to Bay Area audiences.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, Fox Sports plans to offer more than 340 hours of first-run programming for the World Cup including pre- and post-match analysis and more live games than any previous edition.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
As detailed in a press release, Comics Unleashed has been airing in first-run strip syndication since its premiere in September 2006 for 18 consecutive seasons.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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