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outlaid

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[aut-layd] / ˌaʊtˈleɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of outlay.


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Last summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

This summer, Premier League clubs outlaid more than ever before in the transfer window as spending surpassed £3bn.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

“It’s a very real risk that Hector Luis Garcia will upend some very carefully outlaid plans,” Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

The Senegal international was even viewed by some as a temporary alternative to the error-prone Kepa Arrizabalaga, with his £22m move from Rennes a fraction of the £71m outlaid on the Spaniard.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021

And, I charge you, see All, in the sun and open air, outlaid Ten days and nights, and five days in the shade.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon

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