lap
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Now, it’s any piece of gear, from bass to drums to a lap dulcimer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
So if you give $1,000 in year one, and continue with that, you are leaving the ultimate outcome in the laps of the gods, not in your own lap.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The Indy 500 was about to be decided by a single lap.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But the tyres were soon past their best and Norris had to stop at the end of lap two, Piastri having already chosen to do so at the end of the first lap.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
So I’d go and sit on the porch with Lulu on my lap, petting her but not paying any mind, so my hand was thump, thump, thumping on the top of her head.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
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