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 specific Llama 4 model that Meta used for the rankings wasn’t the same model available as part of its general release.
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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
What’s Coming Next The second developer beta of iOS 18.3 released on Tuesday, Jan. 7 shows that the main thrust of iOS 18 is back on the front foot, with the general release expected towards the end of this month.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Release Date MacRumors says that when its source comes up with the build number, only a week elapses before the general release.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In fact, Apple has just delivered the Release Candidate of iOS 18.2, which means the general release is just days away.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
What’s Coming Next The second developer beta of iOS 18.3 released on Tuesday, Jan. 7 shows that the main thrust of iOS 18 is back on the front foot, with the general release expected towards the end of this month.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Release Date MacRumors says that when its source comes up with the build number, only a week elapses before the general release.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In fact, Apple has just delivered the Release Candidate of iOS 18.2, which means the general release is just days away.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“General release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20release. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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