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play

[pley] / pleɪ /










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The “Truman Show”-like window into the eagles’ lives has played a major role in their fame, but it doesn’t fully explain it.

From Los Angeles Times

The transactional approach is not necessarily bad, Opalo said, but he argued that there is not the strategic depth of thinking going on, or diplomatic expertise, in African governments "to play this game well".

From BBC

We are playing against the best teams week in, week out.

From BBC

It played a key role in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro.

From BBC

This new discovery builds on their previous study, which monitored brain activity while participants played the same money-sharing game.

From BBC