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Played back to back, the songs made you think of how little agreement we’ve come to over the last quarter-century about who gets to be called an American.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Played the most World Cup games and scored the most World Cup goals of any American?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Just building off last week. Played really nice last week, just starting to kind of catch my groove," said Bhatia, who has two previous PGA Tour wins to his name.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Played with boundless enthusiasm by S. Z. Sakall, Felix is one of the great, undercelebrated chef characters in popular culture: rotund, ebullient, deeply competent, and visibly delighted by his own work.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

“We were just talking about Truth or Dare. Played out in seventh grade or still cool?”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green