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“You take a piece of electronics and lay it out on a hot rock in 109 degree temperatures and try and make it work,” said Lt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
"At the very least, I wanted to come down, lay a candle... to make an appearance," said the 25-year-old, who studies fashion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Heavy precipitation can also derail the soil compaction process, where crews lay down the soil in layers and go over each with a construction vehicle known as a roller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has fallen to historic lows, reinforcing that companies are very reluctant to lay off workers with the economy growing steadily.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Torak and Renn lay panting at the edge .of the ice hale.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Its people lived and died and laid the groundwork for humanity’s settled future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In a letter, Kleger-Heine laid out these accusations, which she presented to the board in December 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The path he laid out ran through Alaska, Ohio, North Carolina, and Maine.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
Perhaps it's not overly imaginative to be opting for the current top two in Germany's second tier but FC Nuremberg meet all the selection criteria laid out above.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He unslung his quiver and bow and laid them against the tree.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"Therefore I should, at this moment in time, be careful in terms of laying the ground to bring people back together."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sorokin dipped his camera and lights in a murky pond to catch this glimpse of a California newt laying her eggs.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Top delegates to the Pacific talks will hold a one-day retreat on low-lying Tuvalu, a small island nation laying plans to relocate the population if it is consumed by the ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cloud-computing giant published a memorandum Friday calling the fight for AI dominance “the race our nation can’t afford to lose” and laying out initiatives to support the communities where it is building data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Another scene shows a family picnic: two teenage kids, a mother laying out plates on a blanket, a father fanning campfire flames with a newspaper.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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