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  • past tense form of play.
  • past participle of play.
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He played in 42 regular-season games last season compared to just 27 during his rookie season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Sunderland have rejected an £8m bid from Chelsea for captain Granit Xhaka, who played under Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

At one event, in which Oz was interviewed by Dean Cain, an actor who played Superman in a 1990s television show, about 50 people listened in as Oz droned on about an anti-fraud task force.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

Here’s everything you need to know about World Cup knockout stage matches being played Wednesday, Thursday and Friday across the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

When she played the edit, the transition was perfectly clean.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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