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As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022
"We lay for a long time like that on the ground, saying goodbye to our lives over and over again," Nikita said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022
Last week, a body lay for hours in a Bangkok street, incurring the wrath of an embarrassed prime minister.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
I lay for a long while without sleeping but finally drifted into a restless doze.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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