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They headed to the backyard, where a dozen containers lay in the sun, one for each of the international archaeological missions that had been working in Sudan before the war’s start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Michael lost that lifeline weeks ago, when his employer had to lay Jean off along with 18 other Haitians.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“What’s another weird place I can lay my head?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Seth Goldstein at Morningstar doesn’t expect Tesla to lay out much that wasn’t already known from a high level, adding that the event would be more about offering a signal of progress.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Bible lay at home on its shelf, but much of it was stored in his heart.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Wilson flailed, clearly unprepared to explain the facts laid out in the indictment.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Volkswagen in 2024 laid out plans to cease making vehicles at its plants in the German cities of Dresden and Osnabrueck next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Fans had laid flowers and left candles around her star in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles, which was awarded in 1984.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The same month, UC Irvine Health laid off 150 employees in a “strategic restructuring.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was a beautiful day, the sea laid out flat and gray, and in back of me the sun coming up over the cliffs.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
A major Chinese auto parts maker has landed in hot water with authorities after laying off more than 100 young people just a month after it hired them fresh out of university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Chinese auto parts maker Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems faced a backlash after laying off over 100 recent university graduates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
At the scene of the second strike, an AFP correspondent saw the ruins of a devastated villa, with large decorative columns laying on their side next to stairs littered with rubble.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Subsea cable planning itself takes three-four years and then cable laying also takes up to two years depending upon cable length," says Sundararajan.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He put his hands on the Professor’s shoulder, and laying his head on his breast, cried for a while silently, whilst we stood unmoving.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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