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We have had to lay off a significant portion of our employees due to the downturn in the economy.

The police were unable to lay charges, due to insufficient evidence.

Before dying, salmon return to the river where they were born to lay eggs, which will hatch to become the next generation of salmon.

A vast desert lay before us.

She lay awake for a long time, thinking of her future.

The dog lay panting after his long chase.

The woman lay in a faint in the middle of the park.

My father's company has been experiencing some financial difficulties, so they are going to have to lay off some staff.

She lay still with her eyes closed.

He lay awake for hours thinking about her.

The whole town lay sleeping.

The children lay on a huge piece of paper, and the teacher traced their forms so they could each then decorate and color the pictures of themselves.

The moment she'd finished, she lay down for a nap.

The cool breeze from the water felt good as we lay on the beach.

As she lay dying, Queen Elizabeth's last words were, "All my possessions for a moment of time.

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