locked-in
Example Sentences
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Many parents find themselves facing a system under strain, with provision patchy and families often locked in lengthy legal battles to get support for their children.
From BBC
Most companies haven’t thought through these questions yet, which means there is room to establish reasonable boundaries before you’re locked in.
During that time, the McCoys were locked in a fight worth revisiting now, on the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act.
From Los Angeles Times
National Association of Realtors cost the industry $418 million and dismantled longstanding rules that had locked in opaque commission structures for decades.
The U.S. and Iran have since been locked in high-stakes talks over dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.