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The idea was to put on Krapp's Last Tape, an intense one-man play in which an ageing writer listens back to recordings of his younger self, remembering a lifetime of regrets and missed opportunities.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
The two will play the role of father and son in the debut feature film from writer-director Evan Coury that started shooting this month northeast of Pittsburgh.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 31, 2026
"The big challenges facing the Pacific require solutions designed and delivered for the Pacific, by the Pacific. And Australia has a key role to play – as a partner and leader."
From Barron's β Aug. 31, 2026
Wicketkeeping coach Sarah Taylor has been working him hard before play with a drill where she whacks tennis balls towards him with a racket.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
“All right. You guys ready to go play our very first show or what, then?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Rams kept only four in part because safety Quentin Lake plays as a hybrid slot corner/inside linebacker, and Wallace can play safety.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
None of this plays to the strengths of fine cognac and whiskey, which is traditionally served neat.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 30, 2026
Jobs himself described Cook as “not a product guy,” and skeptics have complained he plays it too safe.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 29, 2026
They also found that healthy functioning of the locus coeruleus was related to the quality of REM sleep, a stage of sleep that plays an important role in memory.
From Science Daily β Aug. 29, 2026
For one moment, I am upstairs, dancing with Izio before the open window in a dark apartment while the orchestra plays.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
There was a “recognition that donnish brainpower—whether embodied in scientific experts, staff office strategists, temporary civil servants or economists tasked with Lend-Lease negotiations—had played a significant part in winning the war.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 30, 2026
"I've played this game a long time and I've always found ways of solving those problems and working it through," Root told the BBC's Today at the Test.
From BBC β Aug. 30, 2026
But outside linebacker Wesley Bailey, an undrafted free agent who played at Rutgers and Louisville, beat the odds.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
Museum collections played a central role in establishing the identities of several of the species.
From Science Daily β Aug. 30, 2026
But he hadn’t played with the camera much since then.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In 2023 he was playing Gandalf in a stage version of Lord of the Rings when he felt himself "switching off" and an understudy had to take over for the rest of the run.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
It may seem obvious but that tweak is really playing into Robinson's strengths.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
Rams defensive standouts Kobie Turner and Braden Fiske could benefit from Aaron Donald’s return to the Rams, or see their playing time decrease.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
Suddenly, it was game on—and not the one playing on the bar’s big screen TV.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 30, 2026
Lizzie worried that her mother and aunts could be accused of playing tricks.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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