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The result is similar to a key that has become damaged and can no longer operate its intended lock.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The 400-year-old brass lock was discovered by metal detectorist Peter Hughes in the sand near Margam in Port Talbot, in 1999.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The 30-year-old who has never been good enough to lock down a starting gig showed once again that he could instantaneously electrify a team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Buyers: no reason to lock down a purchase when costs have climbed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Grandpa looked at his watch and said, “I think you and Rowdy had better hightail it for home. I’m going to lock up the store and make a trip up the road.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

He has argued that narrating the outlook locks officials into their forecasts and muddies what markets can tell them about the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Keane said the animals were predominantly found with E. coli and botulism, and that the most stagnant stretch was within the locks around Boston Manor Park.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It can’t be an agreement that locks in every detail because the one thing we need is flexibility,” the LA28 chairman said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

She checks that the back door is locked, even though Tūtū never locks the back door.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Most of the $168 million he contributed to the Senate Leadership Fund has served to shore up Ken Paxton, the GOP nominee for Senate in Texas, who is locked in a tight race with Talarico.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The two women who have charted vastly different life paths are now locked in a contentious battle for mayor of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, said "many airlines have navigated this year's oil price spike thanks to forward hedging, having locked in large swathes of fuel costs before the Iran war".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Salazar is locked in a tight race against another Cuban American, the Democratic Party's candidate, Eliott Rodríguez.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

He’d be locked up, either to punish or protect him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Most want encampments gone for good, and not by locking people up or punishing them for being poor, but by genuinely helping them to be better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Both polls show a difference between the candidates that falls within the margin of error, locking them in a statistical tie.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

We’re not talking about locking up and turning off the lights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Am I locking up too much money now instead of letting it grow another three or four years?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Tree and Zheegwon had filed into a single room and their door was closed, locking them in together.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline