locking up
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“We don’t think that just locking up your forest and making a tree museum long-term will deliver biodiversity, carbon, recreation — all these things,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
They are bidding against each other and Asian buyers who are now aggressively locking up supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In handing down his sentence, Judge Primm said Colin Gray failed as a parent by not seeking counseling for his son or locking up guns in the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Russell had a difficult start to qualifying when he crashed on his first lap after locking up on the entry to the long Luffield right-hander.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It was late afternoon in early spring, the light was beginning to fade, and people on McDowell Street were locking up their shops and heading home.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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