play a role
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Your letter references how financial pressures, emotional turmoil, challenging workplace situations, addictions and mental-health challenges all play a role in how people deal with stressful situations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Supply, inventories and geopolitical risk all play a role, but one factor benefits Brent specifically: its short-haul nature at a time when freight is unusually expensive,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
But a film’s domestic reception, and to some extent, its international box office revenue, does play a role in the value of those downstream revenue opportunities, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Increased competition, growing operational costs and an uncertain long-term financial model all play a role.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“An actor hired to play a role by MI6.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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