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Reilly’s particular genius lay in the methodology — vertical integration — he brought to campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
His prescription in large part would lay in Europe, where Carney, a former Bank of England governor, had made his past and now saw Canada’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Perhaps its real significance lay in the fact that it was the first of many historic occasion in which the United States would undertake to project her military power far beyond her own borders.”
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
According to Boettcher, Abdulmohsen's motive lay in a conflict with a Cologne-based refugee organisation against which he had lost a civil suit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
I lay in bed wondering if Nana Philly was right about Poppy not getting work.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
