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in play
In business, in a position for a possible corporate takeover, as in After a news item said the company was in play, the price of its stock began to rise . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s]
In sports, in a position to be legally or feasibly played, as in The ball is now in play . [Late 1700s]
In action or operation. For example, A number of conflicting forces were in play, so the outcome was uncertain . It is also put as bring into play , meaning 鈥渢o put into action,鈥 as in The surprise witness brought new evidence into play . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
And of the seven that Texas put in play, only two fell for hits.
Which was why Dodgers owner Mark Walter or president Stan Kasten should have stepped in and told the players they wouldn鈥檛 visit the White House, that something more important than baseball was in play.
But of the 16 heaters the Dodgers swung at against Rea, they whiffed six times, put only three in play and recorded just one hit 鈥 a Michael Conforto single in the second.
Away from China and the US's so-called "worst offender" trading partners, Trump's latest plans have not affected other recently-announced tariffs already in play.
As the parents of the family, Isaacs and Posey used thick North Carolina accents, which tended to slosh around some depending on how much booze and anti-anxiety medication were in play.
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