lockout

Example Sentences

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No such agreement between the sides was reached during the 2012 offseason, leading to a lockout that lasted 110 days.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

All this is happening with uncertainty about a possible MLB lockout when the current collective bargaining agreement runs out and not knowing what changes might happen to the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

PHOENIX—There are only two words any NFL fan needs to hear to remember the perils of a referee lockout: Fail Mary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But 14 years later, the league is barreling toward another potential lockout with its game officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The lockout software also monitored my dietary intake.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline