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James Carville, for example, says Democrats should roll over and play dead, have a strategic political retreat.
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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
But on one rep Monday with Allen under center, the exchange yielded a bobble and a fumble that hit the ground, which had coaches whistle the play dead immediately.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The Alaskan native continued to play dead when a mugshot was taken.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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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
But on one rep Monday with Allen under center, the exchange yielded a bobble and a fumble that hit the ground, which had coaches whistle the play dead immediately.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The Alaskan native continued to play dead when a mugshot was taken.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Play dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20dead. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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