first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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Chicago played at Washington on the first night of a back-to-back Tuesday.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Again, the first night is predicted to be the strongest of the three overall.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The 12-year-old suffocated during his first night at the camp last February while being required to occupy a small, one-person sleeping enclosure, according to the medical examiner’s autopsy report, which ruled his death a homicide.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
But as the streaming and on-demand era took hold, how well a show performed on its very first night mattered less and less.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Again, the first night is predicted to be the strongest of the three overall.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The 12-year-old suffocated during his first night at the camp last February while being required to occupy a small, one-person sleeping enclosure, according to the medical examiner’s autopsy report, which ruled his death a homicide.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
But as the streaming and on-demand era took hold, how well a show performed on its very first night mattered less and less.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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