locked up
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"Unfortunately I locked up the fronts into Turn 3 and I was a passenger," said Alonso.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
In the final moments of the finale, the Man Without Fear is shown getting locked up at Rikers Island.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The senior executive team at QXO owns about 30% of the company, but the vast majority is locked up for six years.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Around 2018, while living outside of Atlanta, Sklarov started promoting loans to company founders and others who had wealth locked up in stock they didn’t want to sell outright.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
She wondered what crime, if any, this man had committed to be locked up here.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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