as in to allow (for)
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In structured play, adults lead the activity, versus free play, where the children figure out what to do with minimal adult direction.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026 -
Dallas Stadium’s long-term grass future Once engineers figured out that drainage was a major problem in sustaining quality grass indoors, putting down a playing surface for a football, futbol or a soccer game wasn’t that hard.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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“Solve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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