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laid

[leyd]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of lay.



laid

/ leɪd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of lay 1

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The Nobel panel added: "Their discoveries have laid the foundation for a new field of research and spurred the development of new treatments, for example for cancer and autoimmune diseases."

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He laid out the mechanics of sextortion with a matter-of-fact ease.

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On his podcasts and elsewhere, Maron has spoken at length about growing up with narcissistic, emotionally detached parents and how that dynamic likely laid the groundwork for his problematic sense of self.

Mulhern took a low ball close in from Edwin Ipape superbly in the difficult conditions to storm over without a finger laid on him.

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Rahaf immediately set up what she called "a shrine" to her sister Sara, with photographs and mementoes, including her watch, carefully laid out on a bookcase.

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