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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

Almost every page of my review copy of “The Teachers” is marked with my comments and exclamation points as I encountered situations and circumstances remarkably similar to those I experienced myself.

From Washington Post Mar. 8, 2023

Northam participated in 14 interviews for the book, a digital review copy of which was provided to AP by The University of South Carolina Press.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2022

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

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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