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Rehearsal spaces behind the stage were converted into rooms for drinking tea and playing cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Her plus-size subjects were joyous drag queens, women, sailors and old ladies all having a good time on nights out, in Plymouth shopping, playing cards or bingo.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

"It was raining, we were all in the tent playing cards with the gang, then we heard shouting," camper Matthew Stanhope told The Age newspaper, saying he and his friends ran to a nearby hill.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He tried to pass the time playing cards, watching TV and exercising.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

One with her playing cards with some other old people.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds