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lock

noun as in device that fastens and bars free passage

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This process removed CO2 from the water and trapped it in limestone deposits, locking away carbon that might otherwise have warmed the planet.

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Borthwick and Quins have also tried Cunningham-South at lock, and his appearances this season have been split equally between second row and number eight.

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The new AWI research helps explain why: ocean layering has changed in a way that keeps much of the deep carbon locked away.

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However, with the scores locked at 5-5, Xu managed to seal the all-important break before serving out a landmark victory on her third match point.

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Then he locked in—and the Blue Jays were left looking helpless.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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