locking up
Example Sentences
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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
“It is keeping people chained and, in a sense, locking up their potential and their dreams,” said Pacheco, who serves as president and chief executive of TheDream.US, a scholarship program.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
You’re not necessarily locking up all your money in a house, if that’s a concern.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025
Private assets typically involve locking up money for longer periods than stocks and bonds and tend to come with higher fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
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
