laying down
Example Sentences
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"The laying down of arms by militant actors would represent a decisive break from cycles of violence that have defined life in Gaza for decades," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
What comes after silicon microchips—pocket quantum computers, say, or transistors only an atom thick—could be as strange to people living today as microchips were in the 1960s, when Gordon Moore started laying down the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Strikingly, the new American migrant is more likely than ever to bring children in tow, relocation companies and realtors say, laying down roots and raising a set of Americans feeding into foreign colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
On paper, it sounds like infrastructure-building, an ambitious laying down of the gauntlet.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
He drove back along the highway toward the church, already laying down a bargain: if Pastor Tom’s car was there, then he would stop in and talk to him.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
