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player

[play-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /


NOUN
person who produces music
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At 41 years old, Ronaldo is not the dynamic player he once was and many suggested his presence hindered the team rather than helped.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Also, let’s shout out the perfect banjo intro courtesy of keyboard player Vijay Tellis-Nayak.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The player who accumulated the most unsuccessful challenges?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

SK hynix, along with fellow South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics, has emerged as a key player in the booming artificial intelligence industry, with its cutting-edge memory chips crucial to powering the sector's rapid growth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Mibster” was what you called a marble player.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

If only the baseball players playing the sport 365 days a year knew what fun they are missing out on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"They pretended to be big players in the PPE market. They pretended to have PPE for sale and to be able to buy vast amounts of it," Bisgrove added.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The only question left to ask regarding San Marino is how many of the football players are visiting the batting cage before practice?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

First released on the Xbox 360, Gears helped to popularise "cover-shooter" gameplay, which encouraged players to shelter from enemy attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Door’s large frame blocked out all the other basketball players.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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