lockdown
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He served meals at soup kitchens and gave away live chickens to families struggling to buy food during the lockdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday after a man crashed his car into the sidewalk of a park across from the presidential mansion.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
The West Bank was already expected to be placed under lockdown for the election on Monday and Tuesday, according to Israeli media.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
At the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, Clarkson’s talk show shut down and her Las Vegas residency was postponed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
We was in lockdown at the time, and it came on the radio at about five o’clock in the morning.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
TAP, which was renationalised in 2020 to stem heavy losses from the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, is among the few remaining state-owned carriers in Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stuck at home during Covid lockdowns and working overtime, she started to think her job at a public-relations agency wasn’t necessary, so she quit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
That’s well above the 8.5% COVID-era peak following 2020 lockdowns.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
While the lockdowns are long over, demand for content like hers has stuck, she believes, because there aren't enough tradespeople to meet demand, and cost of living pressures are squeezing budgets.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The commissioner of corrections has to approve all lockdowns, because they are stressful to inmates, essentially turning them all into keeplocks.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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