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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Since then, King has created over 150 renderings spread across 10 posts that show the Queen City from new angles.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025 -
The Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemic warning as the worst yellow fever outbreak in decades spread across South America.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
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The company employs around 10,000 mostly office workers in its hometown.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Both Israel and Qatar have been accused by their respective critics of flouting U.S. law by employing under-the-table foreign influence efforts.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 July 2025
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The formula was applied to the target amounts that were distributed in January.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Upgrades were applied to both the passive and active components, enhancing the overall integrity of the existing ESL 2812 and ESL 2912 models.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Venables hired Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to keep the connection with Mateer intact.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Bigsby walked into his middle school the next day, recruited classmates for his own boy band and started rehearsing cover songs with them after school every day at his house.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
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During the Biden administration, CBP was able to recruit its workforce in part thanks to hiring bonuses, according to a Governmental Accountability Office report.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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The response of the Zelensky Administration to smear anti-corruption probes as Russian propaganda is misguided and self-defeating, as many within Ukraine point out.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
24 July 2025
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My hands smeared in gore, eyes alight with frenzied ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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