play around
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You definitely play around with the format of a typical special in this new hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Throughout his career, Soderbergh has sought out new technology and filmmaking techniques to play around with, lending his work an exciting sandbox quality where anything goes.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 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
He’d tested Momma to see how mad she really was and decided it was safe to play around.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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