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[lok] / lɒk /




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She agreed to lock it up for 12 years, and in return she got a share of the stock market’s gains plus a promise that she would never lose a dollar.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The squad features 14 players from clubs in England plus Montpellier lock Adam Beard.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

As they sought revenge, the Scots, under caretaker head coach Dave Butcher, lost Sarah Bonar to illness shortly before kick-off and the Harlequins lock was replaced with Bristol Bears' Hollie Cunningham.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But Tatiana couldn’t resist one indulgence: In a folder, she placed a lock of baby hair that she kept from Alisa and Stupnikov’s infancy, as well as some old photos and his high school certificate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It can’t be an agreement that locks in every detail because the one thing we need is flexibility,” the LA28 chairman said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

His door had three locks, but he only ever locked two of them.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

However, all of his stock is currently locked up under the rules of SpaceX’s initial public offering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Once Sisley was five years or seven years old, and you were locked and loaded, what did you see as your comparative advantage?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ever since, Washington and Delhi have been locked in negotiations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The inquest heard Joshua Brown, now 18, had agreed with his parents that only a couple of friends would come round and the air rifle would stay locked in a cupboard.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Regan locked eyes with her mom for another second and then slipped the rest of the way out of the window.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

By contrast, in America today, billionaires treat longevity like a full-time job, locking themselves in cryotherapy chambers, getting regular peptide jabs and making the pursuit of living forever look thoroughly joyless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Major Canadian producers are locking up contiguous, long-life oil assets in the region as energy falls under the global spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That policy is backed by some long-standing evidence that fewer people re-offend if they receive intensive supervision to sort out their lives, rather than locking them up for short sentences.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a memo, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said that locking in spending for certain city departments would reduce the options available to future councils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I hear the clicking noise of the doors locking, and just like that we’re on our way.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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