free play
Americannoun
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“There’s no pressure on me. I can just go out there play free, play ball, let the game come to me,” Donald said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Worst of all, not understanding these costs could make you believe that they don’t exist and that you’re getting a free play on the stock market’s slot machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
“Two, I also wanted to remind him that was a free play because they jumped offside.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Can we have free play today? a boy asks.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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