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

For top spot to be locked after round two, a few things need to be considered:

From BBC • Jun. 19, 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

I locked my phone and read my book until the bell rang.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows