locking up
Example Sentences
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They are bidding against each other and Asian buyers who are now aggressively locking up supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
But if you put a chunk of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are locking up that cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Crypto staking is a process that involves locking up your cryptocurrency for a period to help keep a blockchain network running in exchange for rewards generally paid out in the same cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Over the next few days, Marx watched Ellsberg locking up again, closing himself off exactly as he had before he’d left for Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
