lay
Example Sentences
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"It was Covid and the other half was laid off, so we needed the money and we found this place and yeah, incredible," she said.
From BBC
As new wells get delayed, workers at oil-services firms are laid off or see their hours cut.
Funders became choosier about their capital, leading some biotechs to lay off workers or close.
Supposedly “laid back” Los Angeles was rife with sharp elbows, daggers plunged in backs and a relentless quest for glory.
From Los Angeles Times
Speculation was rife over what had caused the split—only for Allen to lay it all bare in her recently-released album, “West End Girl.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
