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Horvath, appearing with Raman last month, dismissed the mayor’s messaging about relationship building, saying she “promised to lock arms but only demanded loyalty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
To tame the rally, the People’s Bank of China tweaked forex reserve rules on Tuesday, requiring Chinese financial institutions to lock up more foreign-currency deposits with the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
The result is similar to a key that has become damaged and can no longer operate its intended lock.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Guests at his property in south-west London are asked only to lock up and return the keys.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Instead of wasting any more time, Jack took out the witch’s knife and used it to slice through the lock, which it cut through as easily as it had the trees in the Black Forest.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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The film opens on Matt as the movie industry’s latest golden boy, sunlight caressing his tousled blond locks to literalize that he’s basking in the glow of success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The toilets are in a "pitiful" state, some without locks; internet access is patchy in classrooms, and a lack of printer ink sometimes leaves handouts unreadable, he added, his friends nodding along.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Users can also set up the devices to recognize key moments throughout the day, like someone leaving for work, and automatically adjust temperature, door locks and cameras, according to Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Keane said the animals were predominantly found with E. coli and botulism, and that the most stagnant stretch was within the locks around Boston Manor Park.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
She leans forward and locks eyes with me.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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In Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, Bernard is accidentally locked in his favourite London pub overnight after falling asleep in the men's toilets.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
That sort of locked me into the team and to the organization, and I went on to do more songs for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Earlier this year, Oracle laid off 30,000 employees who were notified of their terminations at 6 a.m. and then promptly locked out of their devices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Getting locked out of the Russian market would be tantamount to Japan Tobacco losing one of its biggest businesses, Jefferies analysts said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
I stared yearningly at the locked doors on either side of us; I could not remember behind which ones my sisters had disappeared.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Are there downsides to this approach, particularly regarding liquidity, inflation, insurer risk, taxes or the opportunity cost of locking in a fixed rate for five years?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
She also said locking away your money for longer, with a fixed-term deal, is usually more lucrative.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Most want encampments gone for good, and not by locking people up or punishing them for being poor, but by genuinely helping them to be better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Both polls show a difference between the candidates that falls within the margin of error, locking them in a statistical tie.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Chucha is locking up the garage and hosing down the driveway, which seems a strange thing to be doing in the middle of the night.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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