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The frontal lobes play an important role in planning, decision-making, and other executive functions, while the occipital lobes are central to visual processing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Teams can play up to six preseason games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Kids can play underneath the M4 even when it's raining because they're protected," said Aimee.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Given the core objective in play, the President would also be justified in taking a risk to launch a Special Forces operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
That was a long time ago—we don’t play anymore, for the same reason we don’t come into this room often.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Thyme and honey belong to a mutual admiration society, as do berries and buttermilk; the woodiness of the herb plays beautifully against tangy yogurt, while orange zest somehow charms the entire table.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
One positive lesson of “super” is that pension systems in which the private sector plays an ever-growing role can help address the threat of insolvency confronting U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Although he is very different from the power-hungry second son he plays on TV, Mitchell understands him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Since the obvious artificial-intelligence plays are overbought, investors have been left to look for alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
On the last night before launch, Xander plays music for me.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Drug development specialists at the SciLifeLab Drug Discovery and Development Platform played an important role in the project.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was barely a year ago that they played a guerilla-style set by the festival entrance for a crowd of unsuspecting new fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The actress, who is deaf, played the major role of "Jia" in "Godzilla v Kong" and the sequel "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
There was only one villain—and he played for Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But if she’s going to succeed in her adopted country—one for which she played such a pivotal wartime role—she’ll have to remind them who she is.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Pentagon chief argued that if approved, the funding would be a "generational investment" that would make sure the US avoided "playing catch-up" and would keep the American military ahead of others.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Isn’t that what playing high school sports is supposed to be about — learning lessons as a team that will prepare you for adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
There are many excellent colleges where she can continue playing softball.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
There will also be pathways for the leading golfers in Asia to allow them playing rights from the 2027 DP World Tour season.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The spirits’ repertoire expanded to include playing guitars and touching mortal hands.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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