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“Oftentimes,” Dowd writes, “famous people are just giving you a well-rehearsed riff that they’ve given thousands of times before. But sometimes, you can lead them to some weird subject that gets them off script. And occasionally, they’ll simply surprise you.”

We were in the Oval Office as part of Ukrainian media pool, witnessing the well-rehearsed formalities and about half an hour of polite talk.

A gang of usually three women act out a well-rehearsed script in Cantonese for an audience of one - the unsuspecting victim.

Kamala Harris entered the debate very focused and prepared, and it’s likely many of her answers were well-rehearsed beforehand.

Meanwhile, the issues that divided the SNP prior to the election are well-rehearsed - they include the pursuit of gender recognition legislation and its strategy over independence.