play ball

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: cooperate

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Boo your front office too, Braves fans, for not wanting to play ball with Freeman. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Later in the first, Chisholm also threw a potential double-play ball high. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Students are transferring three and four times, pros are trying to play ball against college kids, conflicting court decisions have created a fragmented system, one that no one intended. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 But e-commerce juggernaut Amazon refused to play ball with Meta. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for play ball

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“Play ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20ball. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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