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lockdown

[lok-doun] / ˈlɒkˌdaʊn /
NOUN
solitary confinement
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One of those views is about Bobby Storey, a senior republican, whose funeral in 2020 made headlines after claims it broke lockdown guidelines.

From BBC

People have said, “This is a commentary on AI. This is a commentary on divisive politics. This is a commentary on the pandemic lockdown.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It arrived when the Covid lockdown had just begun and attention was elsewhere.

From BBC

Executives also say that binge-watching old shows provides a respite from the angst young people experience while scrolling through social media, which escalated through the COVID-19 lockdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

A Metropolitan Police bomb disposal robot destroyed a box of Labour MPs' unsent Christmas cards that had triggered a lockdown around Parliament.

From BBC