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This was the essence of the rationale laid out by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong when the company said in May that it would lay off 14% of its workforce and eliminate “pure managers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Female flies lay their eggs in open wounds or natural body openings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The rebrand comes ahead of a strategic presentation on September 21, when executives are to lay out their plan for "a faster, more competitive and increasingly consumer-driven market".
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rangers looking to lay down another marker going to Celtic's home, full of 60,000 folk baying for revenge.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
As he took in what lay ahead, dread settled inside him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Some might say that Plaschke laid down the curse at the start of the season, but looking at the Dodgers now just before postseason, it points instead to Plaschke’s crystal ball being quite clear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“You never know when you’re going to get laid off.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
She said most of these clients had been laid off within the past couple of years, which changed their perspective.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
My whole journey was laid out before me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The two sides are talking about laying underwater cables to link Europe and Canada, and jointly constructing data centers, cloud storage and new satellite networks beyond the reach of American tech giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the warm, dry spring a glut of glorious foundresses – new queens – emerged from hibernation to start their nests alone, carrying out all the nest building, egg laying, foraging and brood rearing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The layoffs were part of a larger cost-cutting effort at Microsoft, which is laying off about 2% of its workforce in total.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Stagg played a crucial advisory role when US General Dwight D Eisenhower invaded Normandy, laying the foundations for the Allied victory in World War Two.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Buffy is a Buff Orpington. And these three are Speckled Sussex. I’m not sure what their names are yet. They are all laying hens.”
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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