variants
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
Boston first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington starter Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions and undisclosed fines for their roles in the fourth-inning altercation.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Women controlled children and property and played pivotal roles in tribe politics.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
As robots take on roles across education, caregiving, manufacturing and services, the company expects an entirely new spectrum of clothing needs to follow.
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Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
For one month in April 2026, Louise Cottar, founder of Cottar’s Safaris in Kenya and Andrew Dixon, co-founder of Cempedak Private Island and Nikoi Private Island in Indonesia, swapped roles.
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Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
—
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Women controlled children and property and played pivotal roles in tribe politics.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
As robots take on roles across education, caregiving, manufacturing and services, the company expects an entirely new spectrum of clothing needs to follow.
—
Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
For one month in April 2026, Louise Cottar, founder of Cottar’s Safaris in Kenya and Andrew Dixon, co-founder of Cempedak Private Island and Nikoi Private Island in Indonesia, swapped roles.
—
Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Engineering and technical roles in data centers are particularly in demand due to a labour shortage, with salaries for these roles on the rise.
—
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.
—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roles
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Earlier, a cooperative sextile from Jupiter steadies nerves and supports practical tasks, clear promises, and useful teamwork.
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Having a stronger core will reduce the load placed on your spine and can help prevent strain during tasks that involve lifting, bending, and reaching.
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected.
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Neural pathways controlling core bodily functions — feeling in the limbs, movement and breathing — were collapsing one by one, like circuit breakers tripping in rapid succession.
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Each serving is packed with calcium to support the body’s functions.
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Historical data about the parts of the nation that use the most air conditioning shows a strong geographical trend.
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Zada plans to shoot the movie first on a soundstage with real actors and will decide later which parts work better traditionally and what should be done synthetically.
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Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
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Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
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