make a play for
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“They are starting to believe that we can take some of the real estate back and make a play for that recovery” of rent growth, said Cotton of Bain Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“I figured okay, let’s make a play for Heritage Hunt,” Roem explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
The company based in New York City is the latest to make a play for Paramount, getting in line behind David Zaslav’s Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Perhaps, but surely starring in a $50 million critically acclaimed studio film is valuable too and is the entire reason that those working in obscurity make a play for an Oscar.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
You’ve got a little stake–why don’t you buy a claim and make a play for big money?
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Dane Coolidge
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