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[rohl] / roʊl /




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However, Healey's Budget preparations suffered a blow when the Treasury's entrepreneurship adviser, Alex Depledge, announced she was resigning from the role.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Hachimura filled a supporting role with the Lakers, where he was overshadowed by Reaves, Doncic and LeBron James.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Higazi Shawer al-Tamimi, 70, a shopkeeper who plays a leadership role in the neighbourhood, said he was awakened at 1:00 am by soldiers and a senior officer who said he had to leave.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Diesselhorst is chief executive of Paladin EnviroTech, a recycling company eyeing a new role as a supplier of rare-earth metals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

She had been practicing so hard for her wonderful starring role.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

Instead, birds were already exploring different ecological roles and developing a surprisingly wide range of body forms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Widdicombe previously suggested the trio's roles would be fluid, telling The Rest Is Entertainment it was "going to be like total football... We're going to be moving everywhere".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt, whose decades-long career includes roles in ‘Alien,’ ‘Top Gun’ and TV series ‘Picket Fences,’ died Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Alvarado has held senior roles in multiple Betancourt businesses, including as chief financial officer of an energy firm that became embroiled in scandals a decade ago.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Now she and Marina had to swap roles.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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