well-laid

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As Liverpool's men celebrated lifting the Premier League trophy just days before - Arne Slot triumphing in the glory of Jurgen Klopp's well-laid foundations - similarities could be seen in Bompastor and Hayes.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Apparently, he doesn’t even necessarily need Steven Spielberg behind the camera, though, to be fair, the foundation was well-laid for a veteran like James Mangold to step in.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“It is not enough to cultivate vegetables with care. You have the duty to arrange them according to their colors, and to frame them with flowers, so they appear like a well-laid table.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

There’s a larger, well-laid plan for the overall partnership between Taft and Voice in Sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

It was as smooth as a stretch of well-laid road in Mary’s own world, and certainly easier to walk on than the grass.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman