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mislay
[ mis-ley ]
verb (used with object)
mislaid, mislaying.
- to lose temporarily; misplace:
He mislaid his keys.
- to lay or place wrongly; arrange or situate improperly:
to mislay linoleum.
mislay
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to lose (something) temporarily, esp by forgetting where it is
- to lay (something) badly
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- ˈ, noun
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- ·İ noun
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Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?
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Her soaring film career has by now supplied Brown with such an array of other fictional gifts and odd abilities that mislaying her telekinetic powers doesn’t seem quite so bad.
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Trump has also attempted to mislay blame for the testing troubles on the Obama administration.
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Worse, as he hurried to the press conference he managed to mislay the document detailing the plan.
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counts is the manner of slaughter, and—this being the most courteous of films—the vital importance of never mislaying one’s cool.
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