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Example Sentences

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U.S. stocks finished marginally lower on Friday, but still locked in another week of gains.

From MarketWatch

But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think it’s important to stay locked in mentally.”

From Los Angeles Times

Commission Chair Haley Broder described the inmates as “some of the most vulnerable women on earth. They can’t do anything; they’re locked in cells and being retaliated against if they report it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, people get locked out of their own accounts, unable to prove they’re really them.

From The Wall Street Journal