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lie in

[lahy-in] / ˈlaɪˌɪn /




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But the technology’s greater promise may lie in preventing cancer recurrences.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The answer may lie in the common law.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

They lie in mud, shells, ice and rock - fragments of evidence from a time when the Atlantic appears to have changed with startling speed.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The experiment suggests that the answer may lie in the system's own internal evolution.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

That night I lie in a cot in a room filled with dozens of girls.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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