dress rehearsal
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The third season opens with the sound of Weaver breathing deeply in a dress rehearsal for her solo in a DCC stage show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
He told everyone it was a pleasure to be there as a dress rehearsal for testifying before Congress.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
But Qatar was largely a dress rehearsal for this summer, when the World Cup will return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
An earlier dress rehearsal will be used to test out material and, as in the US show, not everything from rehearsals will make it on to the live version.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
But she knew this was dress rehearsal time.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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