make a play for
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Discovery, might make a play for the new, stand-alone NBCUniversal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I figured okay, let’s make a play for Heritage Hunt,” Roem explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Out there on the field, I’m not really realizing what I’m doing. The ball comes my way, I want to make a play for my teammates.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
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
All those weeks to play the crook in, and then to make a play for it when he knew he could not put it over!
From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
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