: one of a set of 24 to 78 thin rectangular pieces of cardboard or plastic marked on one side to show its rank and suit and used in playing any of numerous games
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Giant chocolate chips mark the entryway to the chocolate factory, and a mischievous cat grins through the window of a building guarded by life-sized playing cards.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2024
How Cincinnati's famous playing card company secretly helped prisoners in WWII.
—Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
In addition to exhibiting products the company has released in the past—going all the way back to its founding as a playing card company in 1889—the facility will also feature interactive exhibits.
—Asuka Kawanabe, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
One of these occurs when the camera moves around all of the mutants using their superpowers; another uses simulation and pyrotechnics to convey the particular superpowers of Gambit (explosive, bio-kinetic energy displayed with playing cards).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2024
How Cincinnati's famous playing card company secretly helped prisoners in WWII.
—Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
In addition to exhibiting products the company has released in the past—going all the way back to its founding as a playing card company in 1889—the facility will also feature interactive exhibits.
—Asuka Kawanabe, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
One of these occurs when the camera moves around all of the mutants using their superpowers; another uses simulation and pyrotechnics to convey the particular superpowers of Gambit (explosive, bio-kinetic energy displayed with playing cards).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Playing card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20card. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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