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Of course, the setup here requires Durand to play dead for great swaths of the show.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Remember, the Bulls were supposed to play dead after the LaVine trade in hopes of getting better odds at a top lottery pick.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
James Carville, for example, says Democrats should roll over and play dead, have a strategic political retreat.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Remember, the Bulls were supposed to play dead after the LaVine trade in hopes of getting better odds at a top lottery pick.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
James Carville, for example, says Democrats should roll over and play dead, have a strategic political retreat.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Play dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20dead. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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