locked

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Because of CoVID-19 safety measures, the area locked its gates in 2020-21.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The planet is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces the star while the other remains in darkness.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Sklarov used multiple identities and promoted loans to company founders with wealth locked in stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And while the team have so often looked lost, divided and broken during the managerial tenures of Thomas Frank and interim Igor Tudor, this was a team locked tight.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The kind of boy who didn’t see shadows moving on their own or follow golden arrows into locked rooms.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova