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lock

[lok] / lɒk /




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During that time, the McCoys were locked in a fight worth revisiting now, on the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act.

From Los Angeles Times

Ilia Malinin fell apart in the men’s free skate, tumbling from near lock to win the gold medal to eighth place after a disastrous performance Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

National Association of Realtors cost the industry $418 million and dismantled longstanding rules that had locked in opaque commission structures for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supporters see it as a potentially democratizing tool for independent artists locked out of traditional representation.

From Los Angeles Times

It is now compulsory for Year 7 and 8 pupils at Alderbrook School, Solihull, to lock away their devices at the start of the day, after a voluntary scheme began last year.

From BBC