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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

“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

Mission managers said they are analyzing the data collected and making necessary repairs ahead of plans to run another dress rehearsal.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

That meant there were only two more regular rehearsals—today and tomorrow—before the big dress rehearsal on Friday night.

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




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