1
as in to spread
to put a layer of on a surface
she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel
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2
as in to employ
chiefly British
to provide with a paying job
lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District
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The search for nationhood spread far and wide, becoming a central organizing principle of the world and one of its most potent political ideologies.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025 -
Farm workers and people who have backyard flocks are at higher risk of infection, but scientists are concerned that the virus will spread further – and possibly adapt to spread between people.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Forest is made to enable programs that employ a quantum processor to provide traditional software new capabilities, similar to how a computer may have a graphics card.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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His warp drive solution to general relativity employs a region of perfectly flat space.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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And this particularly applies to products such as pharmaceuticals.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Tilbury applied the Hollywood Flawless Filter skin tint in shade 3 and Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder in shade 1 to Moore's skin, then added a soft whisper of pink to her cheeks with Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pillow Talk.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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Naturally, most will hire a certified public accountant (CPA) for guidance on minimizing their tax burden.—
Patrick Lonergan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The short follows Orin O'Brien, the New York Philharmonic's first female musician who was hired in 1966.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The trio will each recruit a group of the talented chefs and take them under their wings.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.—
EMILY DAVIES AND HANNAH NATANSON THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Their guests could smear the caviar on tater tots and chicken tenders.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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