play back
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"Seven years here is two years there. We are watching the event play back at quarter speed," he adds.
From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025
Colman suggests that I might play back this interview and realize it’s completely useless.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
Zalatoris couldn’t swing a club for months, instead whiling away the hours by watching family and friends play back at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
Max Ojomoh then went over on the left seven minutes before the break but referee Luke Pearce brought play back, yellow-carded Care for falling on the tackled player and awarded a penalty which Russell kicked.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023
I just closed my eyes, and I slid to her until I could feel the warmth of my own face play back against hers, the reflection like an instant map of heat.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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