played-out
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Compounding those worries is fresh economic research arguing that frustration among employers like Crawford over how working-from-home policies have played out might have caused them to cut back on hiring young workers altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Alas, all those paeans to freedom have played out better in song than in real life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
"It was a process that needed to be played out. The process has been played out," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
On a beach in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Palestinian territory, another high-stakes football showcase was being played out far from the global spotlight.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
I distinctly remember the way the rest of that Christmas morning played out.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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