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playgrounds

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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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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
India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

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Data centers The biggest policy divide of the night came on a question about data centers.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Meanwhile, in another corner of the AI economy, the world's largest technology companies have committed nearly $700 billion to build data centers in 2026 alone, on top of $380 billion the year before.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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