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• What more should be done, and does the US have a role to play?
  — Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
• On some of these, sanctions might still have a role to play.
  — Aaron L. Connelly, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2016
• Does the samurai spirit have a role to play in the modern world?
  — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
• Still, there's skepticism that courts have a role to play in the matter.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 July 2024
• What seems clear is that neither of them have a role to play for Wolves in the coming season.
  — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
• As the fight continues, The Assistant may have a role to play.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2021
• Tariffs have a role to play, but not to the extent - and similar for the other side.
  — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
• Corlette said insurers have a role to play, as do states and CMS.
  — Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
• Their managers and senior colleagues have a role to play, too.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• Private firms might have a role to play, but this will not be important for decades.
  — WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
• The public can serve as witness Members of the public also have a role to play.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 June 2023
• Others agree that plan sponsors have a role to play in helping workers use a fresh start.
  — Robert Powell, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
• The metaverse is open for business, and financial services have a role to play.
  — Martin Boyd, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Any aspects of Metro’s operation or tracks that might have a role to play here.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
• This isn’t to say that chaplains don’t have a role to play in improving student health and well-being.
  — Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
• Chestnut is coy but teases that the iconic adversary may have a role to play.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
• The private and charitable sectors have a role to play too.
  — Philip Salter, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Still, allies say Biden must reach the decision himself, though key Democrats also have a role to play.
  — Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• The attorney general said the businesses have a role to play in the effort to combat these crimes.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• Gilbert says leaders also have a role to play in managing the stress created in the workplace.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean nuclear power won’t have a role to play, even as many older plants are being shut down.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2023
• Estrogen and testosterone have a role to play in keeping muscle healthy.
  — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
• Right-wing misinformation may have a role to play here.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
• But Brickhouse said passengers also have a role to play in their safety.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
• The State Legislature, Secretary of State and county recorders all have a role to play in our election process.
  — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
• Community members also have a role to play.
  — Geo Darder, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
• And research shows donkeys have a role to play in helping humans adapt to climate change, as well.
  — Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
• Everyone's going to have a role to play.
  — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
• Pilots, airlines, and passengers all have a role to play.
  — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
• Our standing committees should, and do, have a role to play in the rule-making process.
  — Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025