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Example Sentences
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He apparently thought his popularity could overcome the army’s institutional lock on Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“China has a lock on rare earth elements and the high-tech magnets made from them, and there is no easy way to break its chokehold.”
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
Jones, 39, from Oxford, visited the palace for a second time the day before the heist, and took pictures of the golden toilet, a lock on the door and a nearby window.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025
In a way, made-to-measure is like the child safety lock on a car door.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
The little bathroom has no lock on the door and there's a button to push if you need help—like, maybe if you run out of toilet paper?
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
