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That his well-trained dogs would love to play with them.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The Lakers called another timeout to set up another play with their season on the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"We have our earthquake machine... Now we have to play with the parameters," said Frederic Massin, a French seismologist and technical expert, as he studied his screen for clues to what had caused the outage.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Sorry, he told me; he wanted to play with Dad.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“I can’t play with flames in here. I’ll catch something on fire and then I’ll be in big trouble. Let’s go outside!”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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