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Example Sentences
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The MSC report laid out five nuclear options for Europe, while cautioning that none were good.
From Barron's
The VCR transformed Americans from passive viewers into active curators of their entertainment, laying the groundwork for everything from mixtapes to Netflix.
“Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what’s already there,” Prince famously huffed to Billboard in 2013.
From Salon
In 1972, voters approved Proposition 20, which essentially laid down a hallmark declaration:
From Los Angeles Times
They also laid flowers at a memorial, which has grown over the week, near Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
