lockdown

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In 2023, he told the BBC a mole discovered by his barber during a haircut after a lockdown restriction was found to be malignant melanoma.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Fisher looked after her family and worked long hours in healthcare during the Covid-19 lockdown, but after retiring found herself "not knowing anybody".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In February, a Wall Street Journal video crew went to the heart of the conflict and became the first journalists to visit a town after a lockdown enforced by armed militants was lifted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He said he was the first law-enforcement official in the nation to defy a lockdown order after the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Mom and Dad put us on full lockdown.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon