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playground

[pley-ground] / ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd /
NOUN
recreation area
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The Thames waterfront, Mr. Keefe writes, became a “sanitized playground for tourists and young professionals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Most arresting, though, are the four playground designs, two of which were summarily vetoed by Moses and all of which radically departed from convention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

You followed it religiously at home, collected all the stickers in the album, fell in love with a player and pretended to be them on the school playground.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In Trinity Lutheran, a Missouri religious group wanted to take advantage of a state grant for its playground flooring.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

He had to stand still to avoid accidentally kicking any of the playground balls and having them thud against the door or wall.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix