lockdown
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Students, just back from their summer holidays, were still in lockdown at the school and several other nearby schools more than three hours later.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
A temporary lockdown on the campus has since been lifted but a "significant" law enforcement presence is still on site, the university confirmed in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s a sonic recipe that the two former schoolmates have been mastering since they were under lockdown from COVID.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Describing some of the ideas raised during this time as useful, Ocasio-Cortez said, “during lockdown, of course — rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
They were upset over it and there was a general lockdown and cell search for the shot.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
This is why Treasury interest rates collapse in a recession or depression — such as during in the global financial crisis or the pandemic lockdowns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prices, especially since the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020-2021, have rocketed to record highs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Interest in citizenship by investment surged in 2020, when wealthy people felt trapped by pandemic lockdowns and the restrictions countries put on nonresidents, according to heads of firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
For example, when inflation surged in 2021 as the economy emerged from pandemic lockdowns, bond yields barely moved as Fed officials argued inflation would be transitory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The commissioner of corrections has to approve all lockdowns, because they are stressful to inmates, essentially turning them all into keeplocks.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
