dibs
Example Sentences
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In 2025, Netflix announced that it was moving the couple to a first-look deal, in which the streamer would have dibs on material from their production company, Archewell, but it could also live elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first will get to define the new industry and have first dibs on large pools of cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
It’s long been anticipated that if the freeway never got finished, Caltrans would sell the houses, with existing tenants getting first dibs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
For England, Bellingham has had first dibs as the number 10 this season.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
Why can’t I have dibs on a guy I like, whether he likes me or not?
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
