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play

[pley] / pleɪ /










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While Belafonte considered their progress remarkable, he also believed his peers were largely playing by the rules of the entertainment industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The technological strategies evident in the stone tools likely played a crucial role in helping hominin populations adapt to the fluctuating environments that characterized the 90,000-year-period in Eastern Asia," Professor Petraglia said.

From Science Daily

She has scored 19 goals and contributed six assists for the Valiants while earning universal respect for her play.

From Los Angeles Times

No more misalignments, missed assignments, misread plays, or misplayed reads.

From Los Angeles Times

There are stretches of life that invite experimentation, when the kitchen feels like a place to play: new recipes, unfamiliar flavors, the pleasant friction of learning something from scratch.

From Salon