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player

[pley-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /


NOUN
person who produces music
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The fabric of the laws has not changed but the focus on player behaviour has.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

This is a player who inherited the Tugboat moniker in his youth because he supposedly looked like a small, seafaring vessel while lumbering around the bases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Granada Hills football coach Bucky Brooks, a former NFL player, talks about why he coaches high school football and why it attracts many former NFL players.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

"So fewer warnings, more actions penalised, and if there's any reduction in offences being penalised it should be a result of a modification of player behaviour rather than us no longer applying it."

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The record was one of the first she’d ever bought, when at last Clara and she had moved into the Grand Dame and got a record player of their own.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

And are the players and coaches on board too?

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

He’s getting in touch with his roots the way dozens of former NFL players are from coast to coast, teaching the game he loves to the latest generation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

When I watch the Little League World Series, I don’t pay much attention to the players.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The Swans were praised for their swift action in suspending the players, although initial comments from chief executive Matthew Pavlich also drew criticism.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

All around them, the families of the players on both teams were beginning to arrive.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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