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playground

[pley-ground] / ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd /
NOUN
recreation area
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Noah disappeared from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, at about 15:00 BST on Tuesday after becoming separated from a relative.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Rather than hearting nearly every mom group chat message, from dramatic notes about soccer games to missives on playground squabbles, I’m just going to do…nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Nearly a quarter of U.S. children live in a neighborhood without a park or playground, and a similar share lack sidewalks or walking paths, according to recent federal data from the CDC.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

But this summer, Goodland Guns moved to a new location next to a day-care center, where it now shares a fence with the playground.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

“Hidden in plain sight,” I muttered as I yanked the fifth and final one off the concrete wall of the Revere Building and carefully tucked it inside the backpack I’d found abandoned on the playground.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

One might dream that Netflix was putting some of its enormous resources toward building or updating actual playgrounds across the country.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

By 1949, Noguchi had completed an astonishing range of commissions—murals, architecture, parks, playgrounds, memorials, industrial designs and scenography.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

I watched them like I’d seen mothers do at playgrounds, with the same mixture of pride and loneliness.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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