play a role
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Faena, who dresses mostly in white suits, believes these artworks play a role in the Tierra Santa experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Real Madrid will play a role during Leo's week-long trip to Spain, which takes in the capital and Barcelona.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Scientists refer to this as a Trojan horse effect, and the researchers say it may also play a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
But her main accomplishment may have been inadvertently to keep new ideas about Amazonian history from the public eye—ideas about its past that may, according to their advocates, play a role in safeguarding its future.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
