lay
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Tampa Bay lay far outside those major northern centers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
When officials lay out their views on the economy while saying little about their tactics, investors connect the dots themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And Smith believes the daytimers helped lay the foundations for the vibrant British Asian culture scene that followed.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He lay in a prone position, arms extended, body ensconced in gold and green lowrider armature, adhered to a blue bike frame, rocking on a 25-cent mechanical ride mechanism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Then I heard what must have been the squeak of bed-springs as she lay down.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
The Rays laid down 134 bunts in 2026, more than anybody in the majors since 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He laid out an affordability plan, which he refers to as “Califordable,” that he would prioritize if elected governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
An early bull on some of the biggest names in tech and artificial intelligence, analyst Dan Ives has laid out his top sector ideas headed into 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Or can it all be laid at the door of the system?
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I wrapped Sky in my heavy parka and laid her on the sled.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
"Rush fabricated a highly classified program to justify the acquisition of luxury real estate in South Florida, which he then intended to resell for personal profit," the court filing laying out the deal states.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I’m laying out a fact pattern that I think should concern us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Top delegates to the Pacific talks will hold a one-day retreat on low-lying Tuvalu, a small island nation laying plans to relocate the population if it is consumed by the ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cloud-computing giant published a memorandum Friday calling the fight for AI dominance “the race our nation can’t afford to lose” and laying out initiatives to support the communities where it is building data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If he had done nothing else, laying all these foundations of analytical mathematics would have made Descartes a key figure in seventeenth-century science.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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