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He is scheduled to play on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
Saudi Pro League side Al-Taawoun have been ordered to play two home league matches behind closed doors after their supporters taunted Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves over the death of his friend and team-mate Diogo Jota.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
The next play, Woodin guaranteed a pass was coming—and moments later, Moore dropped back to throw.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
The Kraft family owns Gillette Stadium, where Sheeran is slated to play later this month.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
I soon give up and go play Grace.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Need a manager that plays exciting attacking football.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
It’s such a noisy world — so full of crappy music that plays outside all these hotels and places where we stay.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
The fund has also gotten the timing right on big AI plays.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 16, 2026
Desperate to make plays, Mahomes shouldered even greater responsibility, taking more sacks and running the ball more often than ever before in his career.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
"Adam plays rough," Sam said, "and the teacher has to say 'Time Out, Adam!'"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Coxon went to Cambridge, played squash and kept studying math.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 17, 2026
Hopeful return: Ramón Laurenano, a 2025 trade deadline acquisition with a potent bat, last played May 30 because of hip inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
She played in every Women’s Super League match for London City last season as they finished sixth in their debut campaign in the top flight.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
The "Weapons" and "Barbarian" filmmaker did so by leaning into the visual language of video games, shooting the film from the perspective of the protagonist, played by Austin Abrams.
From Barron's β Sep. 16, 2026
The Duke and Duchess played many themselves, and they also encouraged their servants to come up with ideas of their own.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Early Wednesday, they fell along with oil prices, which have been playing a critical role in shaping investors’ inflation outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
There is something poetic about the fact that playing a mid-career actress struggling to land her next job may be the very thing that brings Eleazar wider recognition.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 16, 2026
Both players are more suited to facing the opposition's goal, rather than playing with their back to goal in small spaces, which makes it hard for United to capitalise through the middle.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
Cregger decided it was more important to match the vibe of playing "Resident Evil" than using the characters or plot from the series.
From Barron's β Sep. 16, 2026
The snuffle-licking and the rubbing of scents against each other; the smiling and playing as they encouraged one another for the hunt.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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