1
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
a politician who had laid by his principles years ago
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2
as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies
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Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025 -
Customers with peanut allergies are advised to not eat the products and to discard them.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Artifacts and materials that were recovered during previous excavations of the area and stored in the Capitoline museum warehouses above have been brought down to the tunnels to be studied in their original context, D’Ambrosia says.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Plus, the armrests are extra wide and can be used to hold drinks, and the chairs are weather-resistant, foldable, and easy to store.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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It also cannot be laid in freezing temperatures, which complicates scheduling.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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First, look for clusters of light green eggs, often laid in a triangle shape like billiard balls, on the undersides of leaves, and crush them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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That means ditching jargon, simplifying the language, and embedding meaningful guidance at every step, not just in financial education courses, but in checkout flows, customer service chats, and everyday social content.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The easing of these requirements could spell an end to travelers guzzling liquids at checkpoints and ditching items that do not meet the size allowance.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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In this system, money is stashed away and can’t be used for anything else.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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Rather than hand it back, the president stashed it in the inside pocket of his suit jacket, drawing criticism from viewers.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Stratton unloaded an array of moves on Stratus, including a suplex that ended with Stratus hitting Stratton’s knees.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unloaded roughly $36.4 million worth of stock in the leading artificial intelligence chipmaker, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The Queen Apparently only the queen bee lays eggs and can lay up to two thousand eggs a day, according to Garrison.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Female moths can lay up to 500 eggs at a time.7 Pantry moths are most destructive in their larval stage, so discouraging this stage will help prevent the infestation from spreading.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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