dibs
Example Sentences
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In 2025, Netflix announced that it was moving the couple to a first-look deal, in which the streamer would have dibs on material from their production company, Archewell, but it could also live elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first will get to define the new industry and have first dibs on large pools of cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
After the contract ended last summer, it was replaced by a "first look deal" which gives Netflix first dibs on any new proposed shows from Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
It’s long been anticipated that if the freeway never got finished, Caltrans would sell the houses, with existing tenants getting first dibs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
“Hello? Earth to Kyle? Do you want somebody else to get first dibs on the Electronic Learning Center?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
