dry run

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But only a few of his movies carried much of a political message, notably his 1995 film “The American President,” written by Mr. Sorkin and a sort of dry run for his “The West Wing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

They had a dry run together on July 13 when they covered the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

The PGA Awards are often considered a dry run for the Oscars’ best picture race since the guild shares significant member overlap with the academy and uses the same preferential ballot to pick its winner.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Monday night’s NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal seemed like the perfect dry run.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

“We were hoping to see exactly where Paul will be going next week. He has problems with his eyesight—he’s legally blind—so we were hoping to make a dry run today.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor