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out of sheer envy, she would always play down her sister's accomplishments
if you play down your part in the project, you won't get the credit you deserve
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Reports linking Manchester City’s James McAtee have been played down.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
However, the Benetton group cut ties with him in 2020 after comments that played down the significance of the 2018 Morandi Bridge disaster which killed 43 people.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Against larger Hollywood trends towards embracing cultural identity, Jewish characters on TV are still depicted as hiding or playing down their Jewishness, according to a new study from USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
For his part, Fangio played down the statistical significance of a season of stats.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
However, the Benetton group cut ties with him in 2020 after comments that played down the significance of the 2018 Morandi Bridge disaster which killed 43 people.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Against larger Hollywood trends towards embracing cultural identity, Jewish characters on TV are still depicted as hiding or playing down their Jewishness, according to a new study from USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
For his part, Fangio played down the statistical significance of a season of stats.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Play down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20down. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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