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- noun Plural form of
drive-in .
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Examples
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Teenagers adored the romantic privacy of a dark automobile, to the point that some media referred to drive-ins as “passion pits.”
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Teenagers adored the romantic privacy of a dark automobile, to the point that some media referred to drive-ins as “passion pits.”
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I keep thinking of all the A&W drive-ins or more recently the Checkers chain that saturated Chicago and the surrounding area.
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There was a time when you could actually find unrated, independent films playing at mainstream theaters and drive-ins, says Tlapoyawa.
Lee Stranahan: Unrated Horror Film Hatchet 2 Pulled From Theaters; Does The MPAA Have Too Much Power? Lee Stranahan 2010
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Cywinski Enterprises plans to open 15 drive-ins over the next several years.
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Against all odds the Great Books joined the roster of postwar fads like drive-ins, hula hoops, and Mexican jumping beans.
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There was a time when you could actually find unrated, independent films playing at mainstream theaters and drive-ins, says Tlapoyawa.
Lee Stranahan: Unrated Horror Film Hatchet 2 Pulled From Theaters; Does The MPAA Have Too Much Power? Lee Stranahan 2010
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The only theaters not included are drive-ins and second-run theaters, Mr. Randolph-Wall says.
MoviePass Makes Second Stab at Unlimited Filmgoing Michelle Kung 2011
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There was a time when you could actually find unrated, independent films playing at mainstream theaters and drive-ins, says Tlapoyawa.
Lee Stranahan: Unrated Horror Film Hatchet 2 Pulled From Theaters; Does The MPAA Have Too Much Power? Lee Stranahan 2010
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Against all odds the Great Books joined the roster of postwar fads like drive-ins, hula hoops, and Mexican jumping beans.
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