as in stored
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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The suspects were arrested on March 10 after authorities found them in possession of 1,948 garden ants stored in specialized tubes, along with an additional 300 ants in tissue rolls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Platforms would be barred from using information collected and stored in the age assurance system, or in appeals, for anything but age assurance, and would have to delete the information within 10 days of an age determination or appeal resolution, per the bill text.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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So can storage owners that charge fees for keeping oil in tanks; all that oil being traded in a wildly swinging market has to be stashed somewhere while the deals are struck.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a search, an officer found $1,400 — the exact amount allegedly stolen during the robbery — and the pistol, which had been stashed beside a seat, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Laid in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20in. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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