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Example Sentences
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Chinese fighter jets this month gained radar lock on Japanese military aircraft, and days later Russia and China conducted a joint patrol with their bombers flying near Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 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
A wheelchair user has been unable to independently leave his block of flats for six months after a housing association changed the lock on the door.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
In a way, made-to-measure is like the child safety lock on a car door.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
So as I slide out of the foliage and into the dawn light, I pause a second, giving the cameras time to lock on me.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
