cards

/ ��ɑː�� /

noun

usually functioning as singular
1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
2. the playing of such a game
an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer
get one's cards
to be told to leave one's employment
on the cards
possible or likely US equivalentin the cards
play one's cards
to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )
put one's cards on the table or lay one's cards on the table or show one's cards
to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

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Trump's clash with the Fed is ostensibly rooted in differences over where the bank should fix its key interest rate, which plays an influential role shaping borrowing costs for credit cards, mortgages and other loans.

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Previously, the firm was dealing with problems which affected people using Click & Collect, as well as paying with gift cards.

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During the investigation, police said they learned the pair were suspects in another city’s theft and connected them to the stolen jersey and valuable sports cards.

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The judge said the defendant "projected a misleading impression of your healthcare professional status through your misuse of uniforms, health service identity cards and related papers".

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The aim is to be the first contestants to reach the finish line at the southernmost tip of India, in Kanyakumari, without using smartphones, bank cards or flights.

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cardroom cards are stacked against

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