as in analyses
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
on Monday mornings she usually gives her coworkers a detailed play-by-play on how her weekend date went
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Their analyses relied on rigid formulas that ignore the dynamics of companies driven by invention, rapid scaling, and exponential growth.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Tourism, a major source of hard currency for the country, remains far below pre-pandemic levels; analyses using official Cuban data show that tourist arrivals in 2025 were less than half the number in 2019.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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This excerpt includes the book’s preface and the lyrics and commentaries for six songs.—
John Darnielle,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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Raimondo wrote daily commentaries attacking the war, and Garris linked to stories from around the world.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
7 Dec. 2025
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Next, the team hopes to combine these observations with higher-resolution data and simulations to follow the gas even closer to the galactic core.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Other actors were influenced by Hoffman’s performance and their own observations.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Play-by-plays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-by-plays. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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