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lay

adjective as in amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession

verb as in produce, advance

verb as in design, plan

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verb as in bet, wager

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noun as in a song or poem

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Since the manufacturer was forced to pause production at its West Midlands and Merseyside plants, there have been fears hundreds of supply chain workers could be laid off.

From BBC

“Every time he laid down it would irritate the skin and cause it to bleed. I was putting duct tape to fix it.”

The worker protests come in the wake of an announcement this week that Starbucks is planning to close hundreds of stores and lay off close to 1,000 employees as part of a turnaround effort.

It has not been formally presented, but various media reports have laid out what is said to be its key provisions.

From BBC

That independence is now at risk after the president laid the groundwork for a complex deal for the app that gifted his billionaire allies an unprecedented degree of control over U.S. media.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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