people
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As she spoke, sick, elderly people lay on the ground and children were screaming from hunger.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
But also, when I watched it on Broadway, it changed my life, watching professionals, watching people lay it out on the line, give everything they had into the role.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2024
In the nearby suburb of Ramat Gan, people lay face-down on the ground as they took cover.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
Some people lay on blankets, eating sandwiches and entertaining their babies.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022
He opened a door off the hallway and led us through a wrecked office where people lay sleeping on the floor and under desks.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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