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We once depended on our noses to tell us whether food was fresh, whether something was burning or whether a tannery lay up ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
Korda, tied for the lead, decided when she reached the tee to lay up with a 7-wood instead of trying to drive the green.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Round the other side of the conker tree, I looked at what lay up the bridle path.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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