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Quentin Grimes, who missed two games because of a sprained finger on his right hand, participated in the live portion of the stay-ready game against coaches Wednesday and said he expects to play Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
"He will play from the start, there's no doubt," Mandorlini told reporters.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
Lauren Ambrose stars in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Nick Payne’s drama of debilitating grief; in Danny Robins’s play at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, a couple suspects their house is haunted.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
I was like, OK we’re not gonna play this one anymore.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
Mr. George Keating stayed on to play a round of catch with us.
From "The Teacherβs Funeral" by Richard Peck
He studied to be an actor under Stella Adler, directed plays and secured low-paying assignments to write monographs and program retrospectives for the Museum of Modern Art and the New Yorker movie house.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
These findings indicate that TRF2 plays an important role in preserving the regenerative capacity of muscles already struggling with a serious genetic disease.
From Science Daily β Nov. 13, 2026
Instead, he's been getting support from Millwall FC, where he plays football, and its youth programmes.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
He also wrote plays and novels, including nine installments of the “Kojak” book series, based on the TV show.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
She plays Christmas music, and the guys who are waiting for visitors get all dressed up in suits and ties and sit on the bench by the entryway.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Charlie Rinsky added an insurance goal 40 seconds later, and after the top-seeded Dolphins were thwarted on their next possession, Cleveland played keep-away to run all but three seconds off the clock.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
Table-game earnings are based on the game played, how long a person remains at the table and the average bet sizes.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
After a carefully managed return, those questions were emphatically answered in Perth – where he has played all of his domestic cricket to date.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
Rather than supplying most of the ring current ions, the solar wind played a relatively minor role in the measured particle population.
From Science Daily β Nov. 13, 2026
I could have asked what books he liked to read, or if he played video games.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
It’s a completely different approach to playing guitar.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
No one understood the long and private game he was playing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
He is playing the game like it's his club side.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
Key players such as Germany's Friedrich Merz have backed keeping that rough combination, playing down the need to name a single person.
From Barron's β Nov. 13, 2026
Looking back, if I’d known that playing the cello would make me an outcast on my street, I’d have never picked up the instrument.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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