locked

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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

The leading private AI companies are locked in a competitive dash to the public markets.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Officials said there were possibly two bears in the city and urged residents to keep their doors and windows locked.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Then, when his parents explained it a little better, he pictured crates in locked rooms, the doors covered with Easter Seals.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix