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Mourners dressed in black gathered on Sunday in the pavilion of Wat Lat Pla Duk in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, where the body of the slain schoolgirl, Naphat Chaima, lay for a ceremonial bath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
"We lay for a long time like that on the ground, saying goodbye to our lives over and over again," Nikita said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022
He lay for a moment, blinking in owlish incomprehension at the light; then suddenly remembered—everything.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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