lock
Example Sentences
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Accessorizing the lock box was a button with bold white lettering screaming at me to “PUSH FOR ASSISTANCE.”
From Salon • May 22, 2026
And a man of 70 could today lock in a lofty payout rate of 9.3%, also the highest in about a generation, and vastly higher than he could have gotten just last fall.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Intel is putting its five-day losing streak in the rear window as it looks to lock in a second straight day of gains Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
This gave teachers a chance to lock their classrooms, which house students in kindergarten through third grade, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“Then I lock them in place,” I say.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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