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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

He could get a dress rehearsal opening the batting for England Lions in two fixtures against South Africa A in May.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It has been far from a flawless dress rehearsal.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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