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
In June 2001, Kenneth Lay, Enron’s chief executive officer, saw a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
It has taken Lay Kay Kaw, a new town established for the KNU with Japanese funding in 2015, a time when there had been hopes for lasting peace in Karen State following a national ceasefire.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Lay minister Dora Tolmasoff surveyed a crowd of 60 parents and children seated in the chilly basement of St.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
“Look out, guv’nor! Bang over’ead! Lay down quick!”
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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