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[lok] / lɒk /




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The 30-year-old who has never been good enough to lock down a starting gig showed once again that he could instantaneously electrify a team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Buyers: no reason to lock down a purchase when costs have climbed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

But Australia struck in the sixth minute through lock Olivia Kernick following prop Makenzie Weale's terrific offload out the back, and the Jillaroos then clicked into gear.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Dealers know it: Herb said fewer suppliers are offering contracts that let customers lock in a price.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

With each lock, the door creaks a little farther open.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The film opens on Matt as the movie industry’s latest golden boy, sunlight caressing his tousled blond locks to literalize that he’s basking in the glow of success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The toilets are in a "pitiful" state, some without locks; internet access is patchy in classrooms, and a lack of printer ink sometimes leaves handouts unreadable, he added, his friends nodding along.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Users can also set up the devices to recognize key moments throughout the day, like someone leaving for work, and automatically adjust temperature, door locks and cameras, according to Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Keane said the animals were predominantly found with E. coli and botulism, and that the most stagnant stretch was within the locks around Boston Manor Park.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The librarian locks the door behind them the second they leave.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

At the restart, Leclerc locked his left front wheel heavily as Verstappen and Hamilton battled for the lead in front of him, and Antonelli passed him at the start of the next lap.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Anthropic's costs, by contrast, are largely locked in.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

During a wine grape strike in the Central Valley, Huerta and other UFW women once locked arms in a human blockade between the union’s male picketers and replacement workers wielding two-by-fours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

About the only major market where Chinese automakers aren’t causing upheaval is the U.S., where tariffs and restrictions on Chinese vehicle technology have all but locked out the country’s automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Panting, I hauled my aching legs out of the water, locked them around the branch, and maneuvered myself into a sitting position.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Both polls show a difference between the candidates that falls within the margin of error, locking them in a statistical tie.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

We’re not talking about locking up and turning off the lights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Am I locking up too much money now instead of letting it grow another three or four years?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

By removing carbon from the air and locking it away in plant tissues, leaves help cool the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Over the years, humans have endangered bandapats by trapping them and locking them in hush-hush science labs.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins


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