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“It makes this thing that was locked up to this very small group of people accessible to everyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Fifty million in cap space on a team that’s already locked up its two best scorers?

From Los Angeles Times

As ice locked up water, vast shallow seas dried out, triggering an "icehouse climate" and radically altering ocean chemistry.

From Science Daily

“Meyer loved it, being locked up with the rest of the losers!”

From Literature

The objective isn’t to lock up all assets, but to secure essential expenses while preserving liquidity and growth potential.

From The Wall Street Journal