lockdown
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Marine Davtyan, a Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman, told City News Service the medical emergency required the school to be placed on lockdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Diller’s company purchased the bulk of its MGM stake in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, when the Las Vegas company’s shares were trading much lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She had concerns that isolation during the Covid19 lockdown might have "come to a head" and that she had found Noah crying in his bedroom earlier that day.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In response, South Korea's public tech training for the elderly began in 2020, when businesses and services turned online during the Covid-19 lockdown.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
That’s when the taller one says, “The Bureau is on lockdown tonight. The director wants you available for questioning first thing tomorrow.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Troops were also deployed to enforce strict Covid‑19 lockdowns in 2020 and during the deadly riots sparked by the jailing of ex‑president Jacob Zuma in 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Downtown businesses were already struggling when people started buying more retail goods online, a trend that didn’t abate when lockdowns ended, Schuster said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ibbie, 16, always struggled with her weight, but it was during the Covid-19 lockdowns that she started eating even more.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But after pandemic lockdowns, Americans have grown more wary of the state’s insistence that certain security measures are necessary to keep them safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The other lockdowns lasted a few hours. This one’s gone on for three months.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
