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play at

  1. Do or take part in half-heartedly, as in She was just playing at keeping house, letting the others do all the work. [Mid-1800s]



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After the hearing, Mr Brown is scheduled to play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, before further stadium shows in Birmingham and Glasgow, and two more arena dates in Manchester.

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President - probably the most high-profile recent example - are also set to play at Download this year.

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Postecoglou's style of play at Spurs proved divisive, with a notoriously high line featuring prominently before being ditched for the crucial Europa League run-in.

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Bedingham was Cummins' fifth when he nicked off to delivery he had to play at before Rabada slogged him deep into the hands of Webster, who picked up the ball late but readjusted to dive forward to claim the catch.

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Armed with a handful of songs, the Pendletones — named for the then-popular flannel shirts — began to play at school dances and parties.

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