lay
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"I can't lay my eyes on my favourite place at home, on some elements of my house, a vase, a view from my window," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In the months ahead, he must lay the groundwork for consensus between nearly 200 nations even as the war rattles energy markets, nations scramble for fuel supply and climate change slips down the priority list.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
We asked four families to lay out the financial ups and downs of older parenthood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Bodycam footage released by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, with the permission of Nowak's family, showed officers speaking to Digwa and others while Nowak lay on the ground.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
His fur was so thick that the snow lay on top of it without even melting.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing lay
Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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