dibs
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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
Morocco gets first dibs for temporary work visas in areas like agriculture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
“We get dibs on the kitchen,” I say, just in case.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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