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we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Hupka said that led the reporters to interview past members of the county Board of Supervisors, who remembered when the ballpark was approved in the mid-1990s and how earlier disputes with the Diamondbacks played out.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
The domino effect would play out for the next two decades, and not just because Kim Kardashian became the prototype of converting reality TV fame into various businesses — from fashion and beauty to games — and turned Kylie Jenner into a billionaire cosmetic baron.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The same dynamic played out for Democrats in the 2022 midterms and 2023 state judicial elections.
—Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
Well, the Butterfield stagecoach routes ran from Texas through Arizona and New Mexico into L.A., and people heading west brought enslaved Black men and women with them, to the gold fields and, after the gold played out, throughout the state.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
On April 5, a scene that is becoming all too familiar played out off the Gulf side of Cudjoe Key, about 23 miles north of Key West.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Here’s how the situation is playing out in the Capitol.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The divorce filing marks the latest step in the pair’s tumultuous relationship, which has played out on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Hupka said that led the reporters to interview past members of the county Board of Supervisors, who remembered when the ballpark was approved in the mid-1990s and how earlier disputes with the Diamondbacks played out.
—Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
The domino effect would play out for the next two decades, and not just because Kim Kardashian became the prototype of converting reality TV fame into various businesses — from fashion and beauty to games — and turned Kylie Jenner into a billionaire cosmetic baron.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The same dynamic played out for Democrats in the 2022 midterms and 2023 state judicial elections.
—Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
Well, the Butterfield stagecoach routes ran from Texas through Arizona and New Mexico into L.A., and people heading west brought enslaved Black men and women with them, to the gold fields and, after the gold played out, throughout the state.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
On April 5, a scene that is becoming all too familiar played out off the Gulf side of Cudjoe Key, about 23 miles north of Key West.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Here’s how the situation is playing out in the Capitol.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The divorce filing marks the latest step in the pair’s tumultuous relationship, which has played out on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Play out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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