locking up
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, China is locking up the silver used to manufacture the solar panels which generate that power.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
“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
He made a mistake, locking up into Turn One, on his first run in qualifying and was 10th going into the final laps with Piastri fastest.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
You’re not necessarily locking up all your money in a house, if that’s a concern.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025
“How very...unbelievably...ironic. It all becomes clear now. Yes. How could the Bureau ever justify locking up the sister of the famous Quinton Peters?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
