Example Sentences

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Competitors Tesla and Zoox have been playing catchup but don’t match the scale of Waymo yet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson, speaking to the BBC, felt his side should have been playing against 10 men.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They have been playing catch up ever since.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“I tore my ACL my first season and was on injured reserve but I came back in 2022 and have been playing ever since,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“My brother and I have been playing Joust against one another for years, because the game was mentioned in Anorak's Almanac.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline