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laid

verb as in produce, advance

verb as in design, plan

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verb as in bet, wager

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After my mom died, there were even more people in the family tree who could have laid claim to the candlesticks, but they are in my dining room, because I was my mom’s eldest daughter.

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Last week, many of the baby plants were laid out in rows in plastic containers in the land trust’s open-air nursery.

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Last June, I laid out why this had to end: Japan’s aging population needs those savings for retirement, not to subsidize American consumption.

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Both laid out an optimistic vision of how AI would change the world.

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That was the highest level since November 2021, and reflects a low-hire environment where it has been difficult for those workers who are laid off to find work again.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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