laid in; laying in; lays in
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Verb
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Anna Miller’s layin put the Crusaders up 17-7 with just over nine minutes remaining.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
The solution lay in shifting production to smaller destroyer escorts, the ancestors of contemporary frigates—smaller, slower, cheaper, and quicker to build.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile the Tritons’ men’s team was still talking Sunday of the five-second, court-length dash that resulted in Jaden Vance’s buzzer-beating, game-winning layin to give UCSD a 64-63 win at UC Santa Barbara.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Anna Miller’s layin put the Crusaders up 17-7 with just over nine minutes remaining.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The boat’s swing was finally completed, and the wardens lay in wait until the men could load their equipment into the car.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
The solution lay in shifting production to smaller destroyer escorts, the ancestors of contemporary frigates—smaller, slower, cheaper, and quicker to build.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Layin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layin. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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