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play

[pley] / pleɪ /










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AI can play a positive role in strengthening food security.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The MLS started play seven weeks ago but apparently someone forgot to tell the Galaxy, who continue to sleepwalk through a season that is rapidly slipping away from them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Although subtle, these processes play an important role in shaping the planet's surface and atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

His yellow card for a deliberate knock-on with eight minutes to play effectively ended the contest, although Crowley collected his own chip to score a creative consolation and reduce Exeter's margin of victory.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I think about Friday nights when Pop and I would play rummy while Bubbe made dinner.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler