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laid

[leyd] / leɪd /








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Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A number of recent legal proceedings have laid bare the extent to which the Justice companies may have knowingly violated environmental laws, a key threshold for bringing a criminal matter.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

That plan, which Musk said should be taken with a “grain of salt,” is more ambitious than what SpaceX laid out in its IPO filing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Hours later, at a rally, he laid out what he hoped that independence would yield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I knew that she had just laid an egg and it had probably tickled her half to death.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls



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