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Referees whistle play dead after a goalie catches or covers a puck shot in their direction.
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Experts urge different approaches during bear attacks: If a grizzly or brown bear charges, play dead, the National Park Service said.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Many of the dead were women and children, and the footage is punctuated by the sound of automatic gunfire and screams of victims as they are shot while apparently trying to play dead.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Instead, officials blew the play dead because of the two-minute warning.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Experts urge different approaches during bear attacks: If a grizzly or brown bear charges, play dead, the National Park Service said.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Many of the dead were women and children, and the footage is punctuated by the sound of automatic gunfire and screams of victims as they are shot while apparently trying to play dead.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Instead, officials blew the play dead because of the two-minute warning.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Play dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20dead. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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