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Example Sentences
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Latinos make up about 37% of the electorate in Los Angeles, but polls conducted before the election suggested no single candidate had a lock on their votes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Chinese fighter jets this month gained radar lock on Japanese military aircraft, and days later Russia and China conducted a joint patrol with their bombers flying near Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
“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
Mr Hadjicostas said he saw the adviser try the lock on the inside of the door, but not the outside.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
The third lock on his door had been bolted—something he had never done himself.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
