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  • past tense form of play.
  • past participle of play.

played





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Yet weeks later, on stage at the Kennedy Center, the whole scene played out exactly as Infantino had dreamed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Trump isn’t even much of a soccer fan—though he played for a season in high school at the New York Military Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Rinderknecht’s defense attorney played a 911 call for jurors, where he told authorities, “There’s a fire, there’s a fire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Higher rents, one of the biggest household expenses, has played a chief role.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I played by ear and repeated it perfectly.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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