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as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction
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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind
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Recent Examples of rehearse
Process visualization perfects your performance Athletes nail their technique by mentally rehearsing every move.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
And ever since Taylor Swift was photographed wearing the Forme Power Bra while rehearsing for her Eras Tour, interest and curiosity about the undergarment has only soared.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2025
Inside, small groups of students are rehearsing for their school plays or practicing other extracurricular activities.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
The dining table of my house was the place where my parents were rehearsing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
And ever since Taylor Swift was photographed wearing the Forme Power Bra while rehearsing for her Eras Tour, interest and curiosity about the undergarment has only soared.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2025
Inside, small groups of students are rehearsing for their school plays or practicing other extracurricular activities.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
The dining table of my house was the place where my parents were rehearsing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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But there are fewer than 250 practicing psychiatrists in the country of 223 million, however — in part due to a massive exodus of health care professionals in the wake of the pandemic.Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Each specialist should be steeped in the M&A legal considerations relevant to your deal and practice their specialty full time.AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Beyond the film program, another high point of Nordic Film Market’s 26th edition will be the launch Jan. 29 of the Nostradamus Collective, described by Kullengård as an extension of the industry reference Norstradamus report, disclosed annually at the Cannes Film Festival.Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trump, who had fought to keep the report secret, criticized the findings on Truth Social and repeated false claims about the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. — CNBC’s Hakyung Kim, Annika Kim Constantino, Salvador Rodriguez, Gabrielle Fonrouge and NBC News contributed to this report.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ephron’s comment was based on the opinion that marketers were helping to create ad avoidance with strategies that inundated persons with repeating the same ads over and over again.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The pair sang the peace anthem toward the end of the funeral service, before the congregation recited the Lord's Prayer.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yearwood performed the peaceful song before the church recited the Lord’s Prayer.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Also, most of the time, the manufacturer will list how much water can fit into each water tank in the product description.Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
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Shotgun Dan's Pizza's address is listed online at the same location.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Murphy and Robertson’s masterstroke is to banish all such expectation and instead have the story narrated by a villain.David Benedict, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Below, find an exclusive eight-minute excerpt of Bomer narrating A Little Life.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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The state released a scathing audit in 2019 detailing how emergency management agencies and other first responders were unprepared for the threat.Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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None of the state’s experts, detailed to the defense last month in a sealed court filing, were previously disclosed to the public.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
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