playing games

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"We're sort of like pirates. But we're not playing games."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Later life enrichment, starting around age 80, focused on activities such as reading, writing, and playing games, along with income from Social Security, retirement, and other sources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Similarly, if you’d like to focus the day on playing games and experiencing human-powered carnival rides, I’d recommend doing that first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

And the act of playing games reinforced wholesome, suburban-family values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

There were red squirrels in the trees, chipmunks scurrying through the leaves, and little rabbits playing games together in the open places.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder