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While the Sooryavanshi show played out, Abhishek Sharma was busy hammering the lion’s share of a 50-run stand.—ABC News,
4 July 2026 All of this played out against an increasingly poisonous political environment.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026 Algeria and Austria played out a thrilling draw that sent both teams through to the World Cup knockouts and eliminated Iran.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026 There probably are owners who are hesitant — right or wrong — to hire him to lead their organizations because of how the entire situation in Miami — his prior head coaching job — played out.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for played out