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[lok] / lɒk /




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While there are multiple hurdles to dance around, European officials envision major Canadian companies could effectively lock in as single market suppliers for decades to come.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Canada is eyeing ways to informally lock into Europe’s $21 trillion market so goods, services and workers in strategic industries like energy, AI and defense can move frictionlessly across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

"You've got three corners where you're turning and braking, and if you lock up, the wall is right in front of you, which is very reminiscent of the corner in Baku - Turn 15."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“There is a good deal of comfort that, even when the market is done, these absolute yields are something to lock in.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Somehow, my mom still trusted them and never did install that fridge lock she’d threatened.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Defensive tackle Aaron Donald and defensive end Myles Garrett are locks.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

“It locks in the price that we pay for many of the key components of our business, like storage, as well as compute,” Ramaswamy said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The average auction price for ships using the largest locks surged to $2.5 million in recent weeks from typical levels around $800,000 as shippers race to beat the drought.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

One change is an automatic nighttime block that locks teenagers out of Facebook and Instagram between midnight and 6:00 am local time.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

There was a pause, some shuffling and grumbling before the locks clicked and the door cracked open to a slit.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

By studying chemical signatures locked inside the rocks, the team was able to reconstruct geological events dating back roughly 3.1 billion years.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

"It's important to keep that carbon locked away and not released to the atmosphere," Hickey says.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

More from Beth Pinsker: I’m locked into a 10-year annuity and now I’m strapped for cash.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

If only the church bells would stop ringing even though their pull chains have been locked away for years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

I guess they’ve all been to places that are somehow locked in time.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

If other investors yank money out in a downturn, some funds may have to sell, locking in losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

That’s because you’re locking up all of your available assets in a guaranteed product from an insurance company that, in return, is paying you a monthly sum for 10 years.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The deal is not expected to be approved until early 2027, according to a sale announcement, and who knows whether owners still will be locking out players by then?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Investors buying a 20- or 30-year Treasury bond want to be compensated for locking up their money as inflation concerns, fiscal deficits and an ever-increasing national debt loom.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The Basmu serpent thrashed desperately as more and more golden threads wove over its body, locking it down segment by segment.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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