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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
just lay the book over there on the table for now
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as in to impose
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
state officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet
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as in to prepare
to make ready in advance
she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time
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as in to spread
to put a layer of on a surface
the mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second
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as in to ascribe
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
lay the corpse to rest
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a short lay in dedication to her husband
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as in work
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter
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as in laic
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Just as important can be putting things in context.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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This puts a surprisingly sinister spin on the series, revealing that Agatha was planning to murder her new coven from the very beginning, and simply played along once the Road revealed itself.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Strong credit helped, while those companies with lesser credit often settled for buildings in suboptimal locations.David Marino, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The two called it quits in 2018 and settled their divorce.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, there’s widespread support for Prop. 36, a November ballot measure that imposes stricter penalties for retail theft, among other things.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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During the 2021-22 session of the California Legislature, Golden State lawmakers and Governor Gavin Newsom (D) enacted Assembly Bill 257, legislation that created the first state Fast Food Council, a new Sacramento bureaucracy tasked with imposing costly new regulations on franchisees.Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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But even as committed to that idea as Jason may have been, none of us were prepared to the degree to which people love this show.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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His said his only regret was making the decision known when passions are heated so close to Election Day; the paper’s editorial staff had reportedly prepared an endorsement of Democrat Kamala Harris.David Bauder, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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With bitcoin flirting with fresh all-time-highs – reflecting both optimism for bitcoin overall as well as continued inflows into spot ETF products – this uptick has spread to other areas of the crypto economy.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The user bet $28.6 million on the former president from four different accounts.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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General Motors is betting heavily on electric vehicles and taking extraordinary steps to control supplies of battery raw materials ahead of widespread EV adoption.Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Data collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s suggested different races have different lung capacities, a phenomenon researchers ascribed to innate biology rather than social, economic or environmental factors.Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Only Keynesians ascribe an ability of governments to increase demand, but that’s to the everlasting discredit of Keynesianism.John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Many of those missing are buried in clandestine graves all across the country.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Once the toast of the Twin Cities, and a large part of the NFL-aware public, the Vikings are in danger of being buried in the NFC North.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024
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