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playgrounds

noun

plural of playground

as in playlands

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Recent Examples of playgrounds Both playgrounds are expected to be ready for the 2026-27 school year, and the district also plans to bring similar playground improvements to other schools. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations. — Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play. — Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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Free and open to all ages, participants track their hikes using the Goosechase app or with a travel log available at the district’s nature centers, including Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook and Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The production centers on a voodoo queen and the mysterious happenings in a cemetery.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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