Rehearses

The closest she comes to re-creating her character's artistry is a scene in which Duncan "rehearses" a new piece by closing her eyes and gently swaying while Alexandros plays a Chopin etude. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A work in progress: Ricky Gervais "rehearses" for a tour ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jesse Neider for The Wall Street Journal Tony winner Sutton Foster rehearses for a role on 'Sesame Street' that will air in the fall. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal Choreographer Miro Magloire, right, rehearses with dancer Elizabeth Brown for a piece to be paired with new music. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

Everybody has to play a version of the counterfactual game at one point or another, but the more this book rehearses the dropped catches and untaken roads and other metaphorical mixtures, the more it succeeds in showing that the pursuit has hit abruptly diminishing returns. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rashid Khalidi's recent op-ed in the NYT, "What You Don't Know About Gaza," rehearses many of the points made in Siegman's article, but is worth reading nonetheless. ❋ Ilya (2009)

Clint Eastwood does only one take, and never rehearses. ❋ Karin Badt (2011)

And on the music, said ABT's Victor Barbee, who rehearses and coaches the dancers, and dances as the Old Dacha Dweller. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In today's pictures, an Indian wedding begins in New Delhi, a river of goo covers a highway in Pennsylvania, a ballerina rehearses in Spain, and more. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At this year's Booker banquet in the Guildhall, there will be an awkward moment when a middle-aged bloke in a suit rehearses the trading achievements of his company to the assembled literati, makes a segue to his commitment to the arts and sits down to polite, slightly mystified, applause. ❋ Robert McCrum (2010)

Natalie Keyssar for the Wall Street Journal Steve Cuiffo rehearses in his downtown apartment for his performan ce as Lenny Bruce — with the late comedian on the television. ❋ Bruce Bennett (2011)

Almost every article and opinion piece rehearses the same lines: "as everyone knows the youngest teachers are the most effective; as studies demonstrate getting rid of the worst 10% of a teacher cohort will shrink the racial achievement gap; teacher merit should be tied to student test performance." ❋ Marc Epstein (2011)

Mr. Saleh rehearses the Brotherhood's plans to "purify laws" and "implement Shariah" in Egypt. ❋ Matthew Kaminski (2011)

He rehearses earnings calls and takes copious notes during meetings. ❋ Russell Adams (2011)

Mr. Cuiffo rehearses using the concert recording and a printed transcript of the show that runs 42 single-spaced pages. ❋ Bruce Bennett (2011)

Daniel Barenboim rehearses for his free performance at Tate Modern, on the bridge of the Turbine Hall. ❋ Unknown (2011)