have a role to play
idiom
: to be involved
We all have a role to play in the future of this company.
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Three out of four respondents in JUST Capital’s survey agreed that corporate leaders have a role to play in advancing gender equity in the workplace, and 53% said this role includes upholding reproductive rights.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In humanizing Saw, Andor blows up Rogue One’s façade of a placid Rebellion being the more noble one and urges us to breathe in the dangerous but intoxicating possibility that extremism might have a role to play in revolution.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Estrogen and testosterone have a role to play in keeping muscle healthy.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
Businesses, governments and communities all have a role to play in creating environments where everyone can thrive.
—Pablo Listingart, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In humanizing Saw, Andor blows up Rogue One’s façade of a placid Rebellion being the more noble one and urges us to breathe in the dangerous but intoxicating possibility that extremism might have a role to play in revolution.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Estrogen and testosterone have a role to play in keeping muscle healthy.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
Businesses, governments and communities all have a role to play in creating environments where everyone can thrive.
—Pablo Listingart, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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