lay claim to
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One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
And as AI companies lay claim to ever more manufacturing capacity, the question is, How much will other manufacturers have to pay for memory?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Whichever nation establishes a presence there first could lay claim to the region for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
A row has broken out between two German states, Bavaria and Thuringia, as to who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst sausage.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
Plus, it didn’t seem fair for me to lay claim to public property.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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