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playing



ADJECTIVE
performing
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“I started playing when I was 6 or 7.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

With pocketbook issues playing such an important role in how people vote, we dug through the numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Iamaleava is planning to major in business and is happy to the see the sport grow so much since she started playing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"After Wembley, we'll manifest Coachella and other big stages," says Hilal Yelekçi, playing on the group's name.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

We were sitting down at the table, enjoying the warmth of our soup, and Karli was still playing at being Long John Silver.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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