locked

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The money, which is largely from oil sales, is locked up by sanctions in countries like China, India, Iraq and Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

“It’s absolutely important to build your AI infrastructure such that you can use different models from different providers, because if you get locked in, one provider change can screw you over,” Skoog told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

The region remains locked in a multi-year dry spell.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

Schafer noted that the company’s 2026 revenue is locked in with a “clear line of sight to deployments this year.”

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

He got out and stood by the locked doorway of the lab.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste