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lay it down



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Across the square, a work crew wrestled a thick cable into a trench as Hweil cleared more of the earth to lay it down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

“We lay it down slowly, carefully, and inevitably, some branches will break, and they may need to strap some in or brace some extra branches in,” says Amy Albright, the 2023 U.S.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

And after exploring another option — law school, of all things — he picked up a pen, never to lay it down again except in exchange for a typewriter.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017

That was exactly what Ralph Stanley had in mind when he first heard Scruggs lay it down.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2012

I’m just going to lay it down now.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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