laying by
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Charlie Rowley accidentally gifted Ms Sturgess the fatal nerve agent after finding it disguised in a luxury perfume bottle laying by a bin.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
Previous studies of how climate change might affect tick-moose interaction have focused on milder winters, which give ticks more time to find hosts while boosting their prospects for successful egg laying by reducing snow cover.
From Fox News ● Nov. 22, 2021
Previous academic work has shown that species respond to warming temperatures by earlier timing of biological events, for example egg laying by birds, budding of plants and flying of insects.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2019
Sully the dog achieved worldwide fame after a Bush family spokesman tweeted a photo of Sully laying by Bush’s flag-draped casket with the caption: “Mission completed.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
Nobody sick, and we finished laying by the corn.
From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.
