as in stores
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 analysis relied on data from the Commercial Pattern Archive, a digital database that stores tens of thousands of images of dress patterns dating back to the 1840s as well as runway photos.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Amazon says the Bee bracelet never stores audio recordings at any point, and that all conversations are processed in real time and then discarded.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Christian pretends to fall so everyone looks at him, and then Devens stashes a fake idol wrapped in the real sheet from the BEBI.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Chip-resistant and rich in color, OPI’s Nail Lacquer is a mainstay in nail salons and our own beauty stashes alike.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Lays in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lays%20in. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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