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Some of her middle school students are unafraid to initiate conversations about immigration enforcement, she said, while others keep their feelings to themselves or act out.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

Players roll a dice to move their pawns across the board, with each landing spot corresponding to cards containing questions or instructions to act out disaster-specific responses.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Doricko beamed as he watched the teens act out a surreal debate between a girl playing him and another playing Marjorie Taylor Greene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

They had a brazen plan which they would act out each time, even involving their children.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

So I’m watching not just one girl act out, but a whole group of girls doing it at the same time.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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