dress rehearsal

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Luckily, her voice sounded fine during Friday's dress rehearsal; and the singer gave us an insight into the lyrics behind her song, My System, which literally talks about catching an infection… of emotion.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Thirty years later, Steven Spielberg would bring Pakula’s idea to fruition with “The Post,” about Graham’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a dress rehearsal for the even higher stakes of Watergate a year later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Potentially someone who watched the dress rehearsal of the show just a few hours earlier.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The series served as a dress rehearsal for the 20-nation showpiece that Sri Lanka is co-hosting with India.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

"It's the dress rehearsal, and I don't have any shoes to wear!"

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene