as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
There was a private preview for the parents before opening night.
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as in to show
to view or show in advance of public performance or presentation
The film festival is a great opportunity for several up-and-coming directors to preview their work before a discerning audience.
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Recent Examples of preview
Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The preview contained showcase videos by designers, with nine chosen to present their collections again at an upcoming gala.
—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
McFarlane revealed in his press conference to preview Chelsea’s game with Tottenham on Tuesday that Alonso had texted him.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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Noun
The brief preview, posted to Amell’s Instagram account on Saturday, features quick looks at Amell’s Captain Hobie Buchannon, son of David Hasselhoff’s Mitch Buchannon, as well as characters played by Brooks Nader, Livvy Dunne and Jessica Belkin in the upcoming Fox series.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The preview contained showcase videos by designers, with nine chosen to present their collections again at an upcoming gala.
—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Verb
Waters and Harpootlian have already previewed competing visions for the retrial, with Waters signaling an impending fight over whether Murdaugh can receive a fair jury in South Carolina.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
McFarlane revealed in his press conference to preview Chelsea’s game with Tottenham on Tuesday that Alonso had texted him.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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These rehearsals, still widely unknown and spanning from late 1943 through April 1944, involved dangerous friendly fire and suffered from serious coordination errors, resulting in the real-life deaths of at least 700 American and British soldiers.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The timing was already brutal because Travolta needed to finish the film in time to begin rehearsals for Grease opposite Olivia Newton-John.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Prosecutors charged Pineda-Ticas with murder, but that count was dropped as part of the plea deal, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Clinical trials cite earlier studies; systematic reviews then aggregate those trials, and medical guidelines finally cite those reviews.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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The prosecution argued, throughout the trial, that this was not the first time Kouri used drugs to try to kill Eric.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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This content can only be displayed if JavaScript is enabled.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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The format of the exhibition, with objects displayed inside shipping crates, is inspired by the golden age of transatlantic travel.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Not that Eisenhower, to be fair, is presented here as quite such a tyrant.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Beach recently presented eight students with the Hope of America Award.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Illinois will receive $295 million to address lead in drinking water as part of a $921 million regional investment, the federal government has announced.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision Saturday in a statement released by the federation’s media relations office.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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Some of the industry’s most prestigious and recognizable high jewelry brands and independent designers exhibit at the show, including Roberto Coin, Mikimoto and Marco Bicego.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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After being exhibited in Geneva in early May, Cardinale’s pieces, which span jewelry and watches, will be on view from June 19 to 26 at the auction house.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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