first refusal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After their previous contract ended last summer, it was replaced by a "first look deal", which gives Netflix first refusal on any new proposed shows from the duke and duchess.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Mason said CBS News will have right of first refusal on any interviews he books and is helping to promote the launch of “Alchemy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Forge noted that the right of first refusal process must be completed before trades on its platform are completed.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
“They offered no advance. The clause that I really should have taken out was the right of first refusal, which boxed me in,” she explained.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2025
Beyond a doubt, she reasoned, that flicker in them was amusement and yet she felt no resentment towards him; was not even annoyed as she had been at his first refusal.
From The Last Straw by Harold Titus
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