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lockout

[lok-out] / ˈlɒkˌaʊt /




NOUN
work stoppage
Synonyms


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All this is happening with uncertainty about a possible MLB lockout when the current collective bargaining agreement runs out and not knowing what changes might happen to the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Major League Baseball faces a looming labor meltdown and potential lockout next winter, threatening missed games despite recent popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A lockout next winter is all but certain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

During a previous owners lockout, the association created a million-dollar fund to help pay the bills of stadium concession workers who were thrown out of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Once, when I am with Pauline as my team leader, she calls Ted to report a lockout and his response, she reports ruefully, is, “Don’t do this to me.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich