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place

[pleys] / pleɪs /








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The tournament will see punters place bets worth around $500m per match, according to a forecast by financial services firm Macquarie.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"Today's figures are just the tip of the iceberg," Vicky Cann of Corporate Europe Observatory said, adding: "This takes place in the midst of the biggest deregulation wave ever seen in the EU."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Neither its inquiry into our place in the universe nor its many references, in the background, to a North Korean incident that has kicked off World War III generates much dramatic voltage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Evacuation warnings are in place in residential areas of Oceanside along the base’s southern perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mystery Auntie, sporting a bright floral, flowy, sleeveless top and green cargo shorts, had come from a warmer place.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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