lain

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"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

A rich copper belt in the north of the country has lain fallow since Macri crashed and burned in 2018.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

The fans group called for Postecoglou's replacement to be "fully supported" by the club's board in order to build on the "cup success that Ange has lain".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Before the Klan, he had often lain in bed like this, wondering why he couldn’t seem to get anywhere in the world.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson