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{
"text": "The roads were foggy during the accident but alcohol may have also played a part.",
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{
"text": "Exercise played a major part in his weight loss.",
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"text": "My decision to leave home at the age of sixteen played a big part in my personal development.",
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"(idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor."
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