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review copy

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noun

  1. a copy of a book sent by a publisher to a journal, newspaper, etc, to enable it to be reviewed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After early previews of the game were less-than-positive, major gaming site IGN, which published one of them, said it had been refused a review copy.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2024

He said the material included a review copy of text messages over six months from late 2019 into the first quarter of 2020.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2022

Warner, the publisher, says one of her authors found a reseller describing a copy of her book as both “new” and as an advance review copy.

From Seattle Times Jun. 15, 2017

Eyeing an advance review copy of the book, Smith sounds as if he still can’t quite believe that it exists.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2016

She sat next to him on the floor and pulled the review copy of Mom’s new book out of the envelope.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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