lay
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Guardiola's early attempts to deal with this lay in drawing opponents on to City before launching the ball early, looking to find Haaland and Marmoush two against two in the opposing half.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
The high commissioners for New Zealand and Australia, Hamish Cooper and Jay Weatherill, walked in tandem to lay their own wreaths.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Already last May, ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo said the closure of some 50 US-funded projects had forced the agency to lay off around 200 staff members out of a total of around 3,500 globally.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
After months of dizziness and arms aching so badly she could barely walk her dog, Susan Glannan lay stunned in a sunny hospital room as a doctor told her she should have open heart surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Resigned though I was to learning and knowledge, I’d hoped Dad would let us lay out of school for the corn shucking.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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