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Maybe she thinks she needs to lay out a strained justification for her circa-2020 comments in order to demonstrate an inner conviction to the public.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"It wasn't so much as like a celebration, just thank God I'm done. I can just lay down for a second."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Text books, notebooks, pens and markers lay scattered across his bed and study table.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
For established software companies, charging a client solely based on how many of its employees use the technology is no longer a viable solution, because AI-powered efficiency gains could lead firms to lay off workers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The real sin lay in thinking that any power to help and transform came from me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Lovers and ex-guerrillas Derlis Aizama and Daniel Paredes recently laid down arms to start a family, but Colombia's incoming hard-right administration might upend their improbable attempt at civilian life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The timeline the judge laid out in a written order is much later than the November 2026 start date Paramount had sought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Subsequent qualifications have been the legacy of Euro 2016, while future ambitions are proof of a desire to ensure generations to come continue to build on the foundations laid by their predecessors.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The traps are laid in the afternoon and picked up the following morning, allowing them to collect mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, when the insects are most active.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then he made a sleepy little noise and laid his head down again.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
"Our findings are laying the groundwork for an observation we'll get in the next couple of years," Schmerr said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
“They’ve taken to calling me ‘dangerous,’ ” El-Sayed said in his speech, before laying into some sarcasm.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Traore had been laying the foundations for this move for some time, making videos to showcase his skills.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Meta responded by laying off staff at Reality Labs and cutting costs—although the unit continued to lose money at a rapid clip as its focus shifted toward AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The obelisk is beginning to look like an obelisk, laying on its side.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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