lock away
Example Sentences
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Mangroves are among the world's most effective natural carbon stores, but new research suggests their ability to lock away carbon could weaken as sea levels continue to rise.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Even though growing rice produces methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas, initial results from the trials so far suggest the rice crop is not producing more emissions than it helps lock away.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
So, some companies are trying to make planting trees more lucrative than beef by monetizing their ability to lock away planet-warming carbon.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 13, 2023
The most they could do, however, was to lock away Harry’s spellbooks, wand, cauldron, and broomstick at the start of the summer break, and forbid him to talk to the neighbors.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
