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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

Kathy Chaney, who served as the DEA’s group supervisor in Columbus, Ohio, saw the problem play out firsthand.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2016

Ye wudden't hardly call it a detective story an' yet it ain't a problem play.

From Mr. Dooley Says by Dunne, Finley Peter




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