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Many unionized workers were locked into collective bargaining agreements that didn’t anticipate the extraordinary rise in inflation and lacked the cost-of-living adjustments that were far more common in the 1970s and 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’ve already locked ourselves into disruptions that will probably last for at least three to six months.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“Start looking now, but set up price alerts to watch the fares for you, then just make sure to get something locked in around the two-month-out mark,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Bath won 24-22 and locked in a home semi-final against Exeter.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When news spread through the hills that a mad animal was prowling, windows and doors were locked.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls