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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After spending her first night in jail, Kurczewski's story had changed.
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Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
The most obvious question about the first night reopening after nine people were shot and two killed at the bar concerns security.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
The most obvious question about the first night reopening after nine people were shot and two killed at the bar concerns security.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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