general release

noun

: the act of making a film available to be shown in theaters
The film's general release is Friday.

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The Disney cartoons were awarded a special prize and purchased for general release. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025 Almost invariably, the general release happens the week after. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 If that happens on Monday, May 5 or Tuesday, May 6, then the following week for the general release looks like a shoo-in. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 The specific Llama 4 model that Meta used for the rankings wasn’t the same model available as part of its general release. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025 Things have now slightly changed as on Monday, March 24, Apple gave us what’s called the Release Candidate, likely the last update before the general release. David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 It’s thought that the issue is persisting for those users on the upcoming release of iOS 18.4 as well, which is currently in beta and due to go on general release next month. David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Price And Release Date Both iPad and iPad Air are available for pre-order now and go on general release next week, on Wednesday, March 12. David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Normally, toys of the title mecha from the show are made for general release, with the later designs ending up as Premium Bandai items. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

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“General release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20release. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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