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lieu

[loo] / lu /
NOUN
place
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In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

In lieu of engaging in objective analysis, the discipline is shaping, even bending, the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

County custody on June 2, and she remains jailed in lieu of $2 million as the case proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

If you are withholding too much money, it makes sense to reduce that amount so you put that money in your back pocket in lieu of having it languish in IRS coffers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

In lieu of cake and gifts, we would pool our food and present an extra slice of bread or cup of coffee to the birthday honoree.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela



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