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role

/ɹoʊl/ noun C2
  1. An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

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For years, this behavior was blamed on laziness or phones, but scientists now believe that biology plays an important role.
Why teenagers can't get up, p. 1 · B2
However, I also have a very different role that most people do not expect.
The Lifeboat Volunteer, p. 1 · B2
Over the next few days, Unit 7 secretly took on the role of gardener.
The Robot Gardener, p. 1 · B2
The project truly gained momentum in 1879 when a brilliant philologist named James Murray assumed the role of primary editor.
A Dictionary Built by the People, p. 1 · C1

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