play around
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Don’t restrict yourself to one kind of cheese — play around with your flavors and throw in two, three, even four varieties of fromage.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
He managed that with some brilliant scrambling and play around the greens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
As long as you have enough money to live on with your other sources of income, plus a 12-month emergency fund, you have enough time to play around with.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
In a break in play around the half-hour mark, Mikey Moore, exciting, dangerous and 18 years old, juggled the ball around the halfway line.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
“We’re here for a week. We’re going to follow you down to Chicago and then stay and play around the city. I’ve never been to Chicago. You?”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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