lain
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He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Starmer will arrive with an entourage of industry executives hoping to promote British business through a UK-China CEO Council, a body that has lain dormant for years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
"It's fascinating for me to see how shipwrecks that have lain there and been dived for for years and years still have new things to reveal every time people go and dive them," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Someone close to us had died along the shoulder of a highway and had lain unnamed for more than 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The odd chill that had lain over Privet Drive for two weeks persisted here too.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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