lay
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AI is forcing CEOs to make a stark choice: Lay off workers or make them do more.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Lay members voted by 48 to eight in favour with two abstentions, with clergy voting 32 to seven with five abstentions, before bishops confirmed the passing of the bill with no objections.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Lay she did, about a month after the loss that devastated fans of the birds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Lay sent a copy of the article to Olson’s boss at Sanders Morris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
“That’s it, son. Lay it up there soft, like it was a basket of eggs.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing lay
Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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