interlock
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Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
By designing particles that interlock in a similar way to staples, they hope to create materials that are strong, adaptable, and potentially recyclable.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Also like MBS and CDS, new financial assets have begun to interlock in odd, hard-to-understand ways with traditional financial products.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The spacers prevent the LVP from moving when you start to tap the short edge with the hammer to get the second piece to interlock with the first piece.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
But the way she helped me—as no human, really, could have helped me—by breaking down the interspecies interlock and letting her mind come into my thinking...There was such care, such love.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Park’s directorial vernacular, which pairs brutal subject matter with black comedy, interlocks neatly with Nguyen’s satirical style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
The subfloor needs to be in the same plane so the LVP interlocks and stays locked when you walk on it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The pizza will also be served in a round pizza box, which is industrially compostable and interlocks with other boxes for stability.
From The Verge ● Oct. 22, 2019
Ignition interlocks for first-time offenders is a step out of the legislative dark ages for the commonwealth’s DUI laws.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2017
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There are four different safety interlocks that prevent the regulator from letting the Hab's oxygen content get too low.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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"Ube really is, I would say, very interlocked with the Filipino identity," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The picture fuses interlocked storylines and blunt social commentary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
"Then I interlocked arms with him so I knew he wouldn't go anywhere, I waved to my dad and started heading out."
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
On “September 5,” the jigsaw Benesch found herself interlocked with was the nuts-and-bolts of an earlier era’s broadcast reporting, complete with vintage equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
When Wes arrived in his room, he found Levy lying back on the bed, his feet crossed and hands behind his head with his fingers interlocked.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Now, interlocking threats are squeezing the oil market at a time of the year when U.S. fuel prices tend to fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Those patterns, according to the model, would help neighboring DNA molecules align with one another much like two interlocking spiral staircases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Company" is a complex low-budget gothic drama that features several interlocking stories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Astrolabes are metallic disks with multi-layered, interlocking components that were historically used to tell the time, map the stars, the direction of Mecca and the motion of the sky.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
The Paqo and this man stood nose to nose, interlocking gazes with an intensity that caused me to avert my eyes.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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