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locker

[lok-er] / ˈlɒk ər /
NOUN
compartment
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When Goossen went upstairs at halftime to the locker room in a game against Saugus on Friday, Mack was running up the stairs with him telling him to use more power rushing plays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

There’s individual locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball teams, men’s and women’s volleyball teams, plus a visiting locker room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Yes, he can come across as cocky, but he's well grounded, not just by Richter, but by having his oldest brother there in the locker room with him.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the locker room before a high-school all-star game, I was initiated into the secular rites of the local public-school powerhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I’d come to understand what the girl in the locker room had meant when she said a touch of the exotic, what Mr. Haber had meant by atmosphere.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

To avoid bear encounters, Fish and Wildlife recommends removing unsecured food from cars and tents, using bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers, and regularly disposing trash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Things like new delivery lockers, she said, will make it easier for restaurants to handle digital orders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Kamel Chibli, vice president of the Occitanie regional council in southern France, said digital pouches and lockers used to store smartphones cost the regional authorities around 40,000 euros for a high school with 1,500 students.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

American Airlines, Delta and Southwest have all banned power banks from overhead lockers and restricted their use in-flight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Dirty cobwebs hung in the corners, and a large crack ran from the frame of the southward skylight down to the area where the senior lockers were.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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