dibs

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After the contract ended last summer, it was replaced by a "first look deal" which gives Netflix first dibs on any new proposed shows from Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She said Microsoft was giving first dibs on its AI computing power to its software business—home of the Office franchise—which left less available to its fast-growing Azure cloud-computing service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Others pointed out that most major resellers have relationships with shoe company officials, or plugs, who occasionally offer them first dibs on a new release.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024

This gives them extraordinary privilege in California’s seniority-based system: When there isn’t enough water to go around, they get first dibs.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

“Then I get dibs on being a horse.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi