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also rôles
as in tasks
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D
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Recent Examples of roles
Engineering and technical roles in data centers are particularly in demand due to a labour shortage, with salaries for these roles on the rise.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson made that abundantly clear throughout the team’s offseason program, driving it home for players that a demanding camp in July and August will set up as a proving ground for roles to be carved out and for starting jobs to be won.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Oscar Isaac plays both men opposite Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, and Louis Cancelmi (also in dual roles), alongside John Malkovich, Al Pacino, Jason Momoa, and Martin Scorsese as Isaiah, Alighieri’s mentor.
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Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Set during the chaotic Battle of the Bulge, the no-guff story by screenwriters Marc Frydman and Lurie celebrates the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and the debts owed to unsung heroes who, in various ways, played essential roles in the war effort.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Cruise’s mini retrospective posted yesterday spotlighted some of his great roles, from Top Gun to Rain Man, Born On The Fourth Of July to Jerry Maguire.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Outside of her acting roles, Hudson also got to live out a lifelong dream and released her debut album Glorious in 2024.
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Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Serving remote island locations Officially, United Aircraft positions the R6000 for civilian roles including logistics, disaster relief, offshore support, and operations in areas lacking prepared runways.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson made that abundantly clear throughout the team’s offseason program, driving it home for players that a demanding camp in July and August will set up as a proving ground for roles to be carved out and for starting jobs to be won.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Oscar Isaac plays both men opposite Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, and Louis Cancelmi (also in dual roles), alongside John Malkovich, Al Pacino, Jason Momoa, and Martin Scorsese as Isaiah, Alighieri’s mentor.
—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Set during the chaotic Battle of the Bulge, the no-guff story by screenwriters Marc Frydman and Lurie celebrates the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and the debts owed to unsung heroes who, in various ways, played essential roles in the war effort.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Cruise’s mini retrospective posted yesterday spotlighted some of his great roles, from Top Gun to Rain Man, Born On The Fourth Of July to Jerry Maguire.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Outside of her acting roles, Hudson also got to live out a lifelong dream and released her debut album Glorious in 2024.
—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Serving remote island locations Officially, United Aircraft positions the R6000 for civilian roles including logistics, disaster relief, offshore support, and operations in areas lacking prepared runways.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
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Claude for Life Sciences outperforms human expert baselines on a range of complex life sciences tasks including understanding, manipulating and writing laboratory experiment protocols.
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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Quiet focus helps complex tasks feel lighter.
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Sheriff's officials said a detailed investigation determined three employees used the system for non-law enforcement purposes, violating both agency policy and Georgia law.
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
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But labor unions and safety experts warn driverless big rigs could threaten jobs and public safety.
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Most of the jobs, 334, are full-time, which is 109 above the pre-construction projection in that category.
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Plus, most tests sequence which bacteria are present but skip the chemical activity that explains how your gut actually functions, and a stool sample mainly reflects the colon rather than the small intestine where a lot happens.
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Amazon also has outsourced many marketplace functions to employees in lower-wage countries like India and China.
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Options include hosting no programming, closing parts of the building to allow for limited programming or scheduling a limited series of closures around the building while a full slate of programming continues.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was only Mia Sara's second film role, but her Sloane Peterson has come to be heralded as one of the defining parts of her career.
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Host Rachel Holt explores this one-of-a-kind sculpture park where massive installations, scenic views, and interactive works transform a walk through nature into an immersive creative experience.
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Recent studies of the river outlet works have shown that managers can operate the backup tubes continuously in a safe way, said Katrina Grantz, the deputy regional director for Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region, at a conference in Boulder earlier this month.
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“Roles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roles. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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