dress rehearsal

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Freezing weather meant Nasa had to postpone the first full dress rehearsal as it was too cold to fuel the SLS rocket.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Opener Phil Salt, the world's second-ranked T20I batter, struck a fluent 46 off 35 balls to help England take a 1-0 lead in the three match series, a dress rehearsal for the World Cup.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Over the next several days, engineers and technicians will focus on readying Artemis II for a wet dress rehearsal.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

Inside the Hollywood Palladium, the group — fresh-faced, high-spirited and dressed in their color-coordinated stagewear — held their final dress rehearsal last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

That was not unusual for a dress rehearsal, in Volpe’s experience, but also no cause for great optimism.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove