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• As the fight continues, The Assistant may have a role to play.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2021
• Corlette said insurers have a role to play, as do states and CMS.
  — Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
• Their managers and senior colleagues have a role to play, too.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• Private firms might have a role to play, but this will not be important for decades.
  — WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
• The public can serve as witness Members of the public also have a role to play.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 June 2023
• Others agree that plan sponsors have a role to play in helping workers use a fresh start.
  — Robert Powell, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
• The metaverse is open for business, and financial services have a role to play.
  — Martin Boyd, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Any aspects of Metro’s operation or tracks that might have a role to play here.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
• The private and charitable sectors have a role to play too.
  — Philip Salter, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Still, allies say Biden must reach the decision himself, though key Democrats also have a role to play.
  — Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• The attorney general said the businesses have a role to play in the effort to combat these crimes.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• But that doesn’t mean nuclear power won’t have a role to play, even as many older plants are being shut down.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2023
• Right-wing misinformation may have a role to play here.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023
• But Brickhouse said passengers also have a role to play in their safety.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
• Walter Hamada will still have a role to play in the new configuration.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 June 2022
• Does Congress have a role to play in addressing the issue of hate on college campuses?
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
• All of these factors will likely have a role to play as the basin states renegotiate guidelines before 2026.
  — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
• The United States’s democracy is on the ballot this fall—and corporations have a role to play in protecting in.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
• However, truth be told, research has shown that biology may well have a role to play.
  — Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
• Alabama’s schools have a role to play in helping struggling students, and some are already doing just that.
  — al, 28 Feb. 2021
• Policymakers have a role to play in fixing some of these issues.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
• The smart grid will indeed have a role to play—especially in speeding recovery.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• Music and art have a role to play in resonating humanity.
  — Lily Moayeri, Spin, 8 Sep. 2023
• As much external focus as there is on what the Orioles will do in two weeks with the first overall pick of the MLB draft, the 21 picks that follow will also have a role to play in that decision.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2022
• Leaders have a role to play in supporting employees facing the cyclical nature of abuse.
  — Madison Butler, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022
• Medical boards, departments of health, and governors also have a role to play.
  — The Editors, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022
• Technologies like wearable health devices and even the common smartphone all have a role to play in expanding access and patient care.
  — Ryan Jones, Forbes, 10 June 2021
• In a nod to the growth of worker activism in the tech industry, Obama said tech workers also have a role to play in holding their employers accountable.
  — Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• All have a role to play in an inflation-resistant portfolio, but some—like gold—are better in smaller doses.
  — Catherine Brock, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Adults have a role to play in perpetuating childlore as well, albeit a supporting one.
  — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024