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

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, the overnight leader, saved par on No. 18 after being forced to lay up and shot 68.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

A three-year-old colony can hold as many as 100,000 fire ants and a mature queen can lay up to 5,000 eggs per day.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

“We had a yard up in Harlem on one hundred thirty- fifth Street where the trains would lay up over night,” Gunn said.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell