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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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After my mom died, there were even more people in the family tree who could have laid claim to the candlesticks, but they are in my dining room, because I was my mom’s eldest daughter.

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The military is also laying electrical and water infrastructure to support developments on its side of the line.

Last week, many of the baby plants were laid out in rows in plastic containers in the land trust’s open-air nursery.

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TE’s investors day fit the usual optimistic pattern, with management laying out how it plans to create shareholder value through a mix of growth, profit improvement, and smart capital allocation.

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They also lay out the logistics of planning for healthcare costs, estate planning and how to manage when competing financial—and personal—emergencies converge.

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

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