lay down

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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals

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Recent Examples of lay down Other alternatives to spraying include laying down cardboard or dark plastic to suffocate weeds, though this can take weeks to kill off weeds. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025 The ceasefire was an attempt to get both sides to lay down their arms so that further negotiations on issues like territory, occupation status, the return of prisoners and the return of abducted Ukrainian children could then be hashed out. Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025 Others are staying vague, hoping this sorts itself out without laying down hard markers. Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025 David Sanborn’s alto wails through the title track like an exorcism, while Carlos Alomar lays down the kind of liquid guitar groove that would define Bowie’s next few years. Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lay down
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  • One of the underlying actuarial assumptions of Social Security when it was enacted, apparently, was that the government wouldn’t be paying a whole lot of money to a whole lot of retirees.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Illinois, California and Minnesota have enacted laws protecting the earnings of young creators, and Minnesota's law includes a similar provision to Utah's that allows content featuring minors to be taken down.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • After an over 80-year run reigning supreme as one of the top one-stop-shop destinations for all things arts and crafts, Joann—previously Jo-Ann Fabrics—has officially declared the closing of all retail locations across the United States.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • South Carolina wildfires Wildfires extended into neighboring South Carolina, prompting Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency on Saturday.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • The dog-walk area was not specified in our purchase agreement, but we were all informed verbally of the same information.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rader acknowledged that not every child younger than 5 is eligible for the measles vaccine, and his study didn’t specify the exact ages of the children younger than 5 who were unvaccinated.
    Shiv Sudhakar, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • She was relinquished by her first adoptive family due to her behavioral issues.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Britain’s slimmer new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has also relinquished the U.K.’s past leadership in research and expertise, largely due to pay reductions and restrictions on hiring non-British nationals.
    Sarah Stroup, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Background Congress passed the CTA after years of discussion over the problems created by anonymous shell companies, including money laundering and drug trafficking.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Aside from waiting until the average last frost date has passed, the seedlings will give signs when they can be transplanted outside.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • Her attorneys on Friday asked a federal court in Massachusetts to assert jurisdiction over her case, release her on bail as the litigation moves forward and restore her F-1 student visa.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Related Stories Still, Republicans and some corporations lined up to sue the SEC over the rule as soon as the agency released it, alleging that the agency had gone too far and asserting that the rule is unconstitutional.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • But their ability to play is also defined by the colleagues working inside them.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The original music video is basically a love letter to the sandwich itself, packed with shoutouts to favorite bodegas, playful debates over prices, and the kind of everyday moments that define a New York morning.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • There is no reason to say that the current challenges render AI’s implementation impossible.
    William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That renders every emotional moment (what made the original Lion King so terrific) utterly lifeless.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Lay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20down. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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