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play

[pley] / pleɪ /










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The new law says that the substitute will not be able to come on until play next stops.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Trump, who initially sought to play down the incident, decided to retaliate after meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That close collaboration has allowed Kripke to play to his actors’ strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

An Iceland player took too long to leave the field, so the team had to play with 10 men for more than two minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I’m tempted to go down to the basement and play Grace.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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