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lieu

[loo] / lu /
NOUN
place
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Los Angeles resident Bianca Slaughter was arrested Tuesday and is currently being held in lieu of $100,000, according a Los Angeles Police Department news release and booking records.

From Los Angeles Times

In lieu of live programming this year, NBC will air its two-hour special celebrating all things “Wicked” that premiered in November.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, it makes more sense to ask her to contribute to the mortgage in lieu of that day.

From MarketWatch

“If those stocks are rallying alongside AI stocks or in lieu of AI stocks, I think it says something about how investors are viewing the economic backdrop into next year, which is positive,” he said.

From MarketWatch

These would let employers make tax-free payments for employees to buy their own health insurance in lieu of sponsoring a group plan.

From The Wall Street Journal