rehearse
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As part of the operation, the carrier will rehearse how an Allied naval force would operate together in the event of a crisis, the Navy said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Rehearsal is formally a space where you practice a role; informally, it is where, in the background moments, you rehearse your version of yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She noted that associates used to rehearse customer-advising scenarios improv-style with colleagues before the store opened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Many job seekers are employing artificial intelligence to rehearse asking for a higher salary by using large language models like Claude or ChatGPT to practice a mock negotiation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
With a one-hour program to write, rehearse, and perform every seven days, Welles and Houseman were under—in Houseman’s words—“conditions of soul- and health-destroying pressure.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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Backstage, as an orchestra rehearses and cameras document his every move, South African superstar Black Coffee is preparing for one of the biggest performances of his career.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Now, this documentary is taking viewers behind the scenes with the playwright Jeremy O. Harris as he workshops and rehearses, before ultimately bringing the play to the big stage.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Take an American ballerina, clad in shimmering white, caught in a blur of revolving motion as she rehearses in China.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Channeling that energy, he rehearses his fact-heavy, feelings-scant eulogy.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
He rehearses in his head the argument he will present to his sister.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The group rehearsed “pretty much every night,” performed frequently and promoted itself aggressively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The first time I rehearsed with handlesticks, I got maybe a quarter through the number and I said, ‘This is impossible.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
His exuberant on-pitch persona, relishing confrontation and celebrating tries with rehearsed routines, has attracted attention and a legion of young fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then, against advice, he presented a meticulously crafted and rehearsed speech at his sentencing hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He looked around for a moment in confusion; this was not how the play had been rehearsed.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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We changed the band’s name in 1964 to the Spiders and played primal rock, rehearsing five hours a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
There’s a semi-out culture in which Jordan and Eddy are rehearsing for a performance of John Herbert’s 1967 gay prison play, “Fortune and Men’s Eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Within seven days, she was back in the dance studio, rehearsing for forthcoming performances with a large bandage strapped across her stomach.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Inside Nardis Jazz Club, a dimly lit venue with an intimate feel in the shadow of Istanbul's Galata Tower, a jazz trio is rehearsing ahead of an evening show with a singer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I drove through farmland and wooded areas of rural Georgia, rehearsing what I would say when I met this man.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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