as in to spend
to make complete use of
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Of course, there is also a good possibility that James could play out the final year of his contract with Los Angeles.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
But a guy like Lance is a train on a track, playing out his career with a deterministic energy.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The episodes dropped weekly, so this season got to play out over two months.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Instead, while there was a serialized romance, the medical drama on Pulse largely reset each episode once the initial hurricane plotline played out a few hours in.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
But a guy like Lance is a train on a track, playing out his career with a deterministic energy.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The episodes dropped weekly, so this season got to play out over two months.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Instead, while there was a serialized romance, the medical drama on Pulse largely reset each episode once the initial hurricane plotline played out a few hours in.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Soliman spent about four years at Cincinnati Children's, first arriving in the United States in 2014 after being persecuted in his native Egypt for work in support of freelance journalists.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Pyne spent 15 seasons there as a firefighter, some of them living in an old cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The answer is to stop dating men who drain your brilliance, and to start dating as the woman who chooses herself first.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Several of Yazan’s four older siblings also looked thin and drained.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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The goal is to exhaust the activist organization’s resources and force them to shut down.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Alabama's legislature funded a budget item to pay for administrative program costs in 2025, which will allow the state to draw down millions in federal funds this summer.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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States often use the provider taxes, within some already existing rules, to draw down federal funding and increase payments to facilities like hospitals.—
Rachel Cohrs Zhang,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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The bump pushed Netflix’s share of all TV use up to 8.3 percent, versus 7.5 percent in May.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Plus, the microfiber mop pad is washable and can be used up to 30 times.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
26 July 2025
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Studies have shown that matcha can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.—
Michiko Tomioka,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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The mineral is used as a physical barrier sitting on top of the skin (unlike chemical sunscreen, which absorbs into the skin), providing broad-spectrum protection against sun damage immediately after application.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Some of that tariff cost will be passed on to consumers, and some will be absorbed by U.S. tomato importers, Badillo said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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“Play out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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