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[pley] / pleɪ /










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In the wake of the club's colossal, and borderline negligent, error in appointing Wilfried Nancy, ignoring a proven winner who's under your nose is the risk-averse play, the path of least resistance.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That misses the difference between using generative AI to play on your computer and building a mobile gaming business.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Olsen: You recently hosted the new “SNL UK” and in your monologue, you made this joke that you don’t just play intense roles, that there’s this image of you that it’s all that you do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“We expect rapid uptake in late-line settings with potential in earlier lines if tolerability advantages play out,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

My thoughts are a scrambled mess of everything that’s happened between us, and they play at supersonic speed in my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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