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laid

[leyd] / leɪd /








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The Academy Foundation earlier this month laid off all five staffers with its Oral History Projects team, effectively dissolving the department responsible for conducting and preserving interviews with notable members of the film industry.

From Los Angeles Times

But in that time their top 10 rivals have barely laid a glove on them.

From BBC

Earlier this week Lam laid out his plans for a "new development path" that speeds up decision-making and unleashes the private sector to achieve 10 percent annual growth over the next five years.

From Barron's

The number of people being laid off each week, quite surprisingly, is less now compared with a year ago.

From MarketWatch

The number of people being laid off each week, quite surprisingly, is less now compared with a year ago.

From MarketWatch