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
“It felt good,” said Komin, who had a four-point play and three-point play back to back in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025
Dee Eskridge with an illegal block in the back on his first play back.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
He hit what he thought was a good shot into the 18th only for it to find a bunker, forcing him to play back toward the fairway and turning a birdie chance into bogey.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Ms. Blinny tells me, “Now say play back and listen.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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