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Example Sentences
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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.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.