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player

[play-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /


NOUN
person who produces music
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One player went to ground, but the other did not.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Campbell, a fourth-year player who made his first Pro Bowl last season, was lying face down and motionless on the field after tackling Vikings tight end T.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

So first of all, we’re the scrappy, leaner player in the game now.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Baltimore is a delicate operation that hinges on one player, and now he’s gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Open Championship in Oklahoma City, the youngest player, at thirteen, ever to compete in the event.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In the ethereal second movement, “WAKE UP,” players become individual and AI spits out responses that read as ordinary electronic mimicry, but the players, if game, take that as a challenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

In addition, Newcastle lost a number of key players in the summer including Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Does that mean we’re going to have the same players at the end as we had at the beginning? Probably not.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Oracle has been borrowing money to finance its buildout of cloud-computing capacity as it chases big opportunities with OpenAI and other AI players.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

One of the softball players trotted over, carrying a bat.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman


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