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playlands

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plural of playland

as in playgrounds

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Both playgrounds are expected to be ready for the 2026-27 school year, and the district also plans to bring similar playground improvements to other schools.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.

— Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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