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And Hal knows how to play to his audience – especially kids like John and his brothers.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Any tactic which can be judged as disrupting play - including leaving the ball on a cone and dropping the ball for a team-mate - could trigger a countdown.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two strategies are in play, but they’ve got different — but close — age requirements that lead to common errors I see.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some brothers play video games or collect baseball cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
First of all, Grandma would surely snatch them right from their sockets; she’s old-school and does not play.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Gerben, 43, plays Shane’s cousin, a manager named Will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those on a stategy to bench boost in gamweek two will surely be interested in Wright who plays against Hull City at home.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The condition can have many causes, including changes involving TBX5, a gene that plays a critical role in building the heart.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Did Dylan Walsh, who plays Shane’s dad, reveal too much?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He plays with the loose knot of his tie.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Garnacho comes in kindly priced, but played just 1,261 minutes last season, providing one goal and four assists.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Key details: The Amazon Prime sale played havoc with the government’s effort to account for seasonal swings in when Americans spent their money.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
You can hear the effect of having played a few hundred gigs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nadezhdin hoped he might be safe as long as he played by the rules.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Paddy played the fiddle and Sean said, “Sing, Nory.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Santa Margarita coach Carson Palmer used to take advantage of throwing to the tight end when playing at USC and in the NFL, and there’s no doubt Gazzaniga feels comfortable in the Eagles’ offensive schemes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her first dance was to “The New Year” by Death Cab for Cutie, who were playing Riot Fest that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While that's obviously something clubs the size of Chelsea seek to avoid, there are benefits to playing just one game a week.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
So “Hard to Handle” wasn’t something you were playing live early on?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Josefina Veluya—the little girl playing make-believe—has stories of her own, ones where God speaks to her and tells her what to do.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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