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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually lay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify or emphasize the action of laying something down or placing it in a specific position, often in contrast to a previous assumption or statement.
Example: "I thought he would sit on the couch, but he actually lay down on the floor instead."
Alternatives: "in fact lay" or "truly lay".
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McCulloch will not actually lay out the case.
"He'd get the proofs back, and he would actually lay out the pages on boards".
"It's quite surreal, if you actually lay it out," she said.
In some carrion flowers (e.g., Stapelia) the deception is so complete that blowflies actually lay their eggs in the flowers.
For seven of these areas the paper's authors felt confident enough to put numbers on where the boundaries actually lay.
Reason No. 4: You can get excited about spotting a celebrity, though you may not actually lay eyes on one.
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They would actually lie to you.
You're not actually lying, but you're misleading.
Perhaps more important, Bali renewed in me those productive, melancholy questions of where home actually lies.
But if technology has spawned new ruses, are we actually lying more?
But the more significant problem actually lies within the United Nations investigation itself.
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