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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
But the entrance was closed, with a lock on the gate, and two tarped dwellings were set up against the iron fencing of the empty park.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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
While Bat was double-checking the lock on his bike outside the Sugar Shack, he heard someone say his name.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
