dress rehearsal

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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

“They did a whole series of exercises to try and get together a full-scale dress rehearsal of what D-day would be,” Maras says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The mishaps during a run-through that the US space agency calls a "wet dress rehearsal" dashed hopes that the mission around the Moon could launch as soon as Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The group A game between Canada and the USA is widely expected to be a dress rehearsal for next week's gold medal match given their dominance over the rest of the world.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

They weren’t the final, final books, but Jack had said these advance copies would be like a dress rehearsal before the official performance.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman