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problem play

NOUN
theater of the absurd
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“We should be in unison about the primary, and we should let this other problem play itself out.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

We have seen this problem play out in the geopolitical context within the past few weeks.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2022

Instead, they let the problem play out to see what they could learn about it before fixing it.

From The Verge Apr. 6, 2020

“Robert can take a very complex story — a thorny problem play or a mammoth history — and energize the stage, visually as well as verbally,” Griffin says.

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2017

It was not dissimilar to being taken to the second act of a modern 227 problem play and being forced to leave before the curtain rose upon the third act.

From The Place of Honeymoons by Arthur Ignatius Keller




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