Lay
Both words in one sentence
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They lay claim on and defend a majority of Terra Nova's physical territory, the Badlands, although there's not much in the way of people or resources there.
Source: One Nation Under Copyright -
He may use physical combat, brute strength, weaponry or even Mecha to lay the beat-down on his enemies, but he'll always deliver it personally — no standing on the sidelines for this hero.
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Pyrrhic Victory: A facet of its Central Theme; though the looters always get whatever physical wealth they lay claim to, they never get the true source of that wealth.
Source: Literature / Atlas Shrugged
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