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Now it has arrived, thanks to an administration that has played up false information while cutting support for science.

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His fastball was playing up, eclipsing 100 mph seven times and topping out at 101.7 mph.

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Haaland's critics might jump on this as proof that anyone could score bundles of goals if they played up front for Manchester City.

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Indiana’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator would put plays up on the whiteboard and have everyone in the room explain every detail of what was supposed to happen.

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In the years-long struggle to regain control of her masters, Swift played up her role as the target of a cruel plan, concocted by a man who wanted to govern a woman’s art.

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