lockup

Example Sentences

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The lockup period for pre-IPO shareholders expired Monday, allowing Fermi investors to dump their shares.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

According to the fund’s prospectus, shares purchased prior to Feb. 20 are subject to a six-month lockup period, which limits the liquidity of the fund.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

That strategy faltered when the long lockup investments returned an annualized 7.4% in the three years ended June 30, according to Cambridge Associates—much of it paper gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Redondo-Rosales spent six months in federal lockup, McBroom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The cops had her back there in lockup right now with me and Ma waiting in this room out front.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore