play back
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"Seven years here is two years there. We are watching the event play back at quarter speed," he adds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
The ability to collect, play back and analyse communications with such breadth helped to shape military operations in Gaza and the West Bank, according to their investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
“And I was happy to see him play back to back. It’s been a long journey for him, but he worked his tail off.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025
Dee Eskridge with an illegal block in the back on his first play back.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
We play back and forth till Billy gets the ball and goes speeding and dancing up the sideline so fast no one can catch him and in goes the ball for a goal.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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