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Example Sentences
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But the entrance was closed, with a lock on the gate, and two tarped dwellings were set up against the iron fencing of the empty park.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
He apparently thought his popularity could overcome the army’s institutional lock on Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
However, most politicians, including the chancellor, are also committing to keep paying for the triple lock on the state pension, which guarantees it rises each year by the highest of average wages, inflation or 2.5%.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
“China has a lock on rare earth elements and the high-tech magnets made from them, and there is no easy way to break its chokehold.”
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
She put a new lock on her door.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
