laid low
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Wasserman, selected to oversee the Olympics by former Mayor Eric Garcetti, has laid low since his name was revealed in the Epstein files.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, consumer and business confidence in China, already laid low by the implosion of a mega property bubble, is sinking further thanks to trade-war uncertainties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
He retired in 2005, while AIG was laid low during the 2008-2009 financial crisis due to losses in financial derivatives.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
He laid low with a friend for a while, but when the FBI left Ukraine, the local authorities seemed to lose interest in him.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Nsia smiled upon me as I spake gently to those laid low, and as I took their hands.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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