lay up
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A female screwworm fly can lay 200 to 300 eggs at a time and may lay up to 3,000 eggs during her 10 to 30-day lifespan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
The damage is caused when the female starts laying her eggs: she will cut into the branches of small trees and shrubs to lay up to 600 eggs inside the bark.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
Female stink bugs can lay up to 400 eggs, which become adults a little more than a month after hatching.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 15, 2024
Taylor two-putted for birdie from 40 feet on the 321-yard 17th hole and saved par on No. 18 after having to lay up from a fairway bunker.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Come August he’d lay up the Mary Rose and mate on Fin Chaser for a month or so.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
