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lieu

[loo] / lu /
NOUN
place
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She remains in detention in lieu of $1.875 million bail.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

One thing they can do is shift toward business models that rely on other kinds of fees, in lieu of expecting to earn significant revenue from yields on cheap customer cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Recently, a friend had a barbeque and asked everyone to pay her $10, in lieu of bringing a dish.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

It had been sent after she asked to be paid in lieu of holiday entitlement she had accrued during her maternity leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

On Friday, in lieu of homeroom, nearly twenty of us sixth graders gather in the library to admire the artwork that’s been submitted for the Anywhere in the Worlds contest.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila



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