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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Regional networks and intergovernmental organizations, such as ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, also have a role to play.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
People of all sexes and gender identities have a role to play.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Everyone's going to have a role to play.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
First movers such as national laboratories, universities, data centers and military bases that are willing to buy these initial reactors also have a role to play in validating the economic feasibility of these new reactors.
—Aditi Verma, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
People of all sexes and gender identities have a role to play.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Everyone's going to have a role to play.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
First movers such as national laboratories, universities, data centers and military bases that are willing to buy these initial reactors also have a role to play in validating the economic feasibility of these new reactors.
—Aditi Verma, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
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