first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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But in addition to a lot more first-run fare, signing up for Hallmark+ directly through the app or Hallmark website will also offer some new fringe retail benefits.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
At the time, there were paltry first-run films to play.
—Jake Coyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
Chances are your neighborhood movie theater shows only first-run movies.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
In the late ’70s, Hooper’s movie had made its way from first-run theaters to the threadbare drive-ins of New England.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
At the time, there were paltry first-run films to play.
—Jake Coyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
Chances are your neighborhood movie theater shows only first-run movies.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
In the late ’70s, Hooper’s movie had made its way from first-run theaters to the threadbare drive-ins of New England.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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