as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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When Carolina Chickadees moved into an area inhabited by Black-caps, the percentage of eggs laid in local nests that hatched successfully would fall; in a different area, as Carolinas became dominant and the proportion of mixed pairs fell, the hatching rate increased.
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
While seemingly laid in a random pattern, the elements would actually gather to form the site's center — a nod to the way journalists coalesce disparate facts to form a story.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
The egg the Browns laid in front of their loyal-to-a-fault home fans in the first game of the season raised questions about the team’s approach to the start of the season.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Her own mother, who’d slept with her wedding dress laid in bed beside her, had died a slow and bitter death of lung cancer, leaving in her bungalow an obsessive amount of magazines, old documents, and cheap jewelry that took six months to clear.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
While seemingly laid in a random pattern, the elements would actually gather to form the site's center — a nod to the way journalists coalesce disparate facts to form a story.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
The egg the Browns laid in front of their loyal-to-a-fault home fans in the first game of the season raised questions about the team’s approach to the start of the season.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Her own mother, who’d slept with her wedding dress laid in bed beside her, had died a slow and bitter death of lung cancer, leaving in her bungalow an obsessive amount of magazines, old documents, and cheap jewelry that took six months to clear.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
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This layer is essential for storing large volumes of data, fundamental for future analysis and strategic planning.Greg Kihlstrom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The coin collection was stashed in two safe deposit boxes stored for more than 40 years in a vault at a Manhattan Citibank on Park Avenue.Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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The space-saving benefits of over-the-door organization are well trod, from hanging towels in a bathroom to stashing raincoats in an entryway.Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Look below the table too for a place to stash a few pumpkins with unexpected style.Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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And with female cane toads capable of laying up to 30,000 eggs at a time, their numbers multiplied at an almost unstoppable pace.Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the tubes were improperly laid up during the two-year shutdown period, causing 700 tubes in one steam generator and 248 in the other to now require significant repair.Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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