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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Microsoft fixed the problem before Recall was made available for general release.
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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
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“General release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20release. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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