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Example Sentences
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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
A lock on the cubicle to the toilet was also photographed.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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 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
