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lie

[lahy] / laɪ /






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Part of the explanation for the falloff in cinema revenue and admissions lies in the movies themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

What questions do you have about Buffett’s achievements or what lies ahead for Berkshire?

From The Wall Street Journal

As Holley has explained, the difficulty lies in making recovery practical and cost effective at scale.

From Science Daily

They gathered outside the local hospital where her body was lying in the morgue.

From BBC

This month, the RSF consolidated its grip on West Kordofan -- one of three regional states -- and seized Heglig, which lies on Sudan's largest oil field.

From Barron's