lockdown
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After teaching herself to play during the coronavirus lockdown, she entered her first tournament at Harrow Chess Club in July 2021.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Diller’s company purchased the bulk of its MGM stake in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, when the Las Vegas company’s shares were trading much lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The biggest jump in recent years happened just after lockdown, beginning in May 2021, one month after all adults became eligible for vaccines nationwide.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
JapanLA first dabbled in livestream shopping during the pandemic lockdown, when it had to close its store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“We’ve been in lockdown for months and couldn’t send out a message.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
While the lockdowns are long over, demand for content like hers has stuck, she believes, because there aren't enough tradespeople to meet demand, and cost of living pressures are squeezing budgets.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Troops were also deployed to enforce strict Covid‑19 lockdowns in 2020 and during the deadly riots sparked by the jailing of ex‑president Jacob Zuma in 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Downtown businesses were already struggling when people started buying more retail goods online, a trend that didn’t abate when lockdowns ended, Schuster said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
For a decade, Mr. Daniels kept tuition in check, promoted free speech and intellectual diversity, and opened the campus to in-person teaching when many other schools resorted to pandemic lockdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
You might think that would mean lockdowns don’t scare me as much.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
