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And even the existence of MSG sensitivity itself has been disputed, as the placebo effect is thought to come into play to some extent.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
Please note that spoilers about Dunk’s and Egg’s futures do have pretty big implications, though their eventual fates do not come into play in the second or third novellas aside from some prophetic hints, and their role in Westerosi history was already well established ahead of Game of Thrones.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s where gossip outlet TMZ and its founder, Harvey Levin, have come into play.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Whether as a monolithic mirror or a fancy interferometric array, the telescope would be so big that relativistic effects would come into play.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
Please note that spoilers about Dunk’s and Egg’s futures do have pretty big implications, though their eventual fates do not come into play in the second or third novellas aside from some prophetic hints, and their role in Westerosi history was already well established ahead of Game of Thrones.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s where gossip outlet TMZ and its founder, Harvey Levin, have come into play.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Whether as a monolithic mirror or a fancy interferometric array, the telescope would be so big that relativistic effects would come into play.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Come into play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20into%20play. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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