lie with
verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
1
—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something
Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.
2
literary
: to have sex with (someone)
when he first lay with her
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The most recent example lies with none other than New York’s current leader, Zohran Mamdani, who arrived as an elementary-schooler and grew up wealthy on Riverside Drive but understands innately how to talk Knicks and the right bodega order.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
More recently, Madrid’s Provincial Court upheld the club’s appeals and ruled that responsibility for the noise lay with the concert promoters rather than Real Madrid.
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Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Of the three, Roland-Wallace seems the most likely to push for time in his third year, but the answer for starter-level snaps probably lies with one of the first three players mentioned.
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Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
In classic palace dramas, as in history, power mostly lay with the emperor.
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Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
More recently, Madrid’s Provincial Court upheld the club’s appeals and ruled that responsibility for the noise lay with the concert promoters rather than Real Madrid.
—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Of the three, Roland-Wallace seems the most likely to push for time in his third year, but the answer for starter-level snaps probably lies with one of the first three players mentioned.
—
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
In classic palace dramas, as in history, power mostly lay with the emperor.
—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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