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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsals
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Directed by Spielberg and scripted by David Koepp based on his collaborator’s original story, Disclosure Day played in Thursday previews before opening in 3,824 North American theaters on Friday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026 -
This result excluding previews is in line with One Battle After Another, above Arrival (+18%), and Twisters (+80%).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Chavez recalls watching Impacciatore in her costume on the dance floor going hard during rehearsals and giving it all.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The firing squad’s rehearsals will include both live fire and dry fire sessions.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Israel has intermittently launched such long-range airstrikes since July 2024, after a Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv, in combat missions that, especially in retrospect, served as dry runs for the June air war against Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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In business, this manifests as predatory practices that destroy broader value.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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But more awareness and better practices didn’t stop McAfee’s customers from continuing to get sick — in 2007, and 2011, and 2012, and 2016 — and the farm had to issue recalls more than half a dozen times after pathogens were found in its products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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