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player

[play-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /


NOUN
person who produces music
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You are one player trade away from everything you’ve spent the last year or two or three working on going out the window.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

It is not problematic in its own right to try to coach a player into a key role, but City have looked exposed through the middle of the pitch more often in recent games.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Mr. Hegseth wasn’t a major internal player in Mr. Trump’s strategy in Iran, and the competence of the U.S. military has contained the war’s political fallout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

"It's getting the balance right, because the player is telling you he wants to try and run it off," said Sinfield.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

A chess player himself, Laucks liked to surround himself with other players, many of them offbeat and highly talented.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

There were no signs of splits, young players including JJ Gabriel were part of the group, and senior staff spoke optimistically about the potential of Bruno Fernandes' proposed partnership with Youri Tielemans.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The strongest responses were associated with vigorous sports that repeatedly require players to accelerate, change direction, turn, and make powerful movements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Although Carr is a talented offensive player, it is still difficult for young players to find their rhythm with limited playing time, Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Wall Street’s on-again, off-again romance with the artificial-intelligence build-out flickered back to life on Wednesday after robust results from one of the AI trade’s most-speculative players appeared to remind investors of the technology’s massive potential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

All around them, the families of the players on both teams were beginning to arrive.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon


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