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Example Sentences
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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
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
One possibility is a greater role for ministers or Parliament in scrutinising the Sentencing Council - something one figure described as "a democratic lock" on its powers.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
“I'm going to be eighteen in a month. I think I should be allowed to have a lock on my door.”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
