lie
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As investors prepare for Micron Technology’s latest quarterly results, one analyst says that more compelling opportunities lie further ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the fall, Russian and Ukrainian farmers plant “winter wheat,” whose seeds lie dormant before emerging in the spring and which accounts for the bulk of both countries’ annual wheat production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Tourtsakis had me lie down and shuffle upward until the pyramid’s center was over my hips.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jeyabalan and families like his hope that answers about what happened to their loved ones lie among the bodies.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Swallowing hard, I went on with my lie.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
They had lain undiscovered beneath sand dunes but were exposed when they were scoured away by strong winds and high tides.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Starmer will arrive with an entourage of industry executives hoping to promote British business through a UK-China CEO Council, a body that has lain dormant for years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Someone close to us had died along the shoulder of a highway and had lain unnamed for more than 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The fans group called for Postecoglou's replacement to be "fully supported" by the club's board in order to build on the "cup success that Ange has lain".
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
I could not help it if I felt like a guest in Manderley, my home, walking where she had trodden, resting where she had lain.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Then I’d lay on the couch and figure out if I’m going to watch something on TV or play a video game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They could also help lay the groundwork for future networks of controllable spin oscillators, potentially opening new possibilities for spin-based technologies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
He urged lay and religious Catholics to engage in this daily devotion, which he believed was essential for developing a personal relationship with Christ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In her project A Crash Course in Cloudspotting, audiences lay down together and listened to audio of disabled people's experiences.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Many nights I lay awake in the shower of straw dust from the mattress above, trying to fathom the marvel of supply lavished upon us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
He lied to Loui about having law degrees from both the University of California, Los Angeles and New York University.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Prosecutors alleged she altered other women’s ultrasound images to make them look like hers, fabricated a pregnancy video, bought hormone injections that could affect pregnancy-test results and repeatedly lied under oath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
She lied to FBI agents when asked about the state’s lawsuit against video game company Activision Blizzard Inc., details contained in the November indictment against Williamson and other public records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I’m furious that you lied to us—to me and your mom. Do you understand that?”
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Don’t leave computer passwords lying around, and they should not be easy to guess.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Agents, records show, came to believe Hartman was lying about his role in Kao’s pay-to-play operation and would name him as a formal subject of a future investigation.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Roebuck was still lying on the tile floor, his stomach burning.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I don't know if he was lying or if he believed it himself," Conor says with a wry smile.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It was the strangest thing…,” he said, lying in the mossy garden, watching the leaves tickle the bitter blue sky.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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