lockup

Example Sentences

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Bankers and SpaceX executives are considering eliminating the traditional lockup for other shareholders, which means they could sell their stakes right away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The firm sold a small amount of stock at the IPO but hasn’t unloaded a share since then despite an expiration of lockup restrictions, Barron’s calculates.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

New stocks often slide as investors wait for analyst coverage, a company’s first earnings report, and for insiders to sell shares after lockup periods expire.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

From her minimum security lockup, she’s begun mounting her own social media blitz in an apparent attempt to win Trump’s favor and get sprung from prison and freed from accountability for her epic swindle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

It made my alibi sound a wee bit suspicious, and that’s how I got thrown in the lockup.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood