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They play with perspective, color, space and time to illuminate postwar American tensions, be they racial, political or existential.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“It’s fun, but not the kind of thing to play with all day. It’s your money, so it’s serious. But it’s also dynamic and you come back to it when your life evolves.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Understand: RCP 8.5 was created to give scientists a high-emissions path to play with.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It shows a "a dangerous desire to play with fire" that endangers stability in Germany, one government source charged.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Her solitary child, a little boy named Clever, came over and tried to play with Edina’s flock.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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