played-out
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Typically, that meant lifting early injunctions that federal district judges had issued to keep the policies on hold while the lawsuits played out.
Roth paints a dreary portrait of how that scenario could have played out, but the horrors are resolved by something of a deus ex machina rather than by any one character’s bold, heroic actions.
From Los Angeles Times
The Lakers found none of either at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday in a 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets that played out with a plot as familiar as a Hallmark holiday movie.
From Los Angeles Times
Economists have warned that some economic factors haven’t yet fully played out.
From Los Angeles Times
Up to 60 years ago this would have been an option before Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers played out what would be the final Football League game on 25 December.
From BBC
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