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playground

[play-graund] / ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd /
NOUN
recreation area
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"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

At a San Francisco playground, a stranger tried to befriend an OpenAI employee who was there with their child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He has asked anyone who was around Erconwald Street, Braybrook Street, the surrounding roads or Wormwood Scrubs playground between 18:00 and 20:00, to "please think carefully about what you saw".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Think of Mr. Bones as a large-scale, pumpkin-themed playground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s the opposite of Veterans Park—there’s no playground or grass, just woods and trails and a rocky beach along the lake that becomes cliffs the farther out you go.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

They are typically nonprofit organizations that maintain amenities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, gyms, playgrounds, private roads, shared parking lots, sidewalks, trash removal and more.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Certainly, many who live in Berlin love its rich artistic and cultural life, green spaces, lakes and children's playgrounds, vibrant start-up scene and hedonistic, anything-goes nightlife.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The projects include replacing pavement with trees and landscaping, creating outdoor learning areas and improving playgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Over the past two weeks, the sound of children has returned to Scotland's school playgrounds.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

I’m still stunned this has been here all along, because when you think of parks, you think of trees and fountains and ponds and playgrounds.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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