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“He talks at the right time and builds personal relationships and everyone is willing to lay it out on the line for him,” Champlin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

"They'd take me into the back room, I'd lay it out on the floor and we would discuss a price."

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

"I go and lay it out there, and let the chips fall where they may," she said.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

Visually, I've tried to lay it out so it's very clear for people.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

“The weak points of every iron monster, schematics of every palace in every region of Alke—you name it, she can lay it out for you, no trouble at all.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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