dress rehearsal
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“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
One set is given by a jury of music industry professionals after watching the second dress rehearsal.
From Barron's • May 16, 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
Nasa set the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" - a critical pre-launch test where the rocket is filled with fuel and taken through the countdown sequence.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 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
