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"Together, these two agreements lay the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership that advances several priority economic and strategic objectives, including nuclear nonproliferation," the department said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Once your dates are prepped, lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He outlined his intention to unveil a 10-year "new plan for Britain" later this year, explaining this would lay out a path to where he believes "we all want Britain to be".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was not yet time to reach the Great White Cold and what lay beyond; he had to go back and fetch Tall Tailless.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Just out of curiosity, I did a bit of research on Cambridge and found that Franciscan friars laid the first water pipes in 1325, and the modern water system went into the ground in 1855.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Dalton Rushing laid down a bunt with runners on the corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Instead of trying to make transistors smaller, the company laid out a method for stacking circuits to cram more computing power into a single chip footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The bakery’s owner, who had grand plans for expansion and had laid off factory workers, seemed like a suspect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Blinking furiously, Torak reached for his father’s weapons and laid them by his side.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Pomroy is keen to stress that Nauru Soccer is not trying to "force football down everyone's throat" but says it's about laying a foundation for a sport, promoting healthy lifestyles and building communities.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Xpress Delivery, located in Oakland, will be laying off 80 employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The prosecutor's office is already investigating a criminal complaint regarding the 958,000-euro renovation of the tower's surrounding 700-metre wall, for which workers were painting a brick-effect concrete facade instead of laying brick cladding.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He realized the irony of laying out his last message in “Money and Me.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
She flips them over, one at a time, laying them faceup in an elaborate pattern across the table, some overlapping and others in rows, until there are about a dozen cards laid out.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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