lock
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According to Optimal Blue, mortgage rate lock volume in June increased 14% from a year earlier and 10% from May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Once broadly available, Terra will be priced at half the cost of its predecessor GPT-5.5, OpenAI has said, as it seeks to lock in customers amid fierce competition from Anthropic and Google.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
And if he’s going to be a senator, he says, he needs to lock down a Jackie O. – not a Marilyn.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
At current rates, with such a ladder, you could lock in a guaranteed inflation-adjusted withdrawal rate of 4.8% for 30 years, according to TIPSLadder.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
She fitted a key in the lock and gave a hard twist.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
If you’ve ever noticed those locks on drugstore shelves, you’ve seen their research at work.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The volume of mortgage rate locks rose in June to its highest level in more than three years, signaling a potential pickup in home sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The real Nvidia moat was never just the silicon; the software locks developers in.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Jones was intrigued by Pints and Ponytails as he’s battled the hair-care needs of his 2 ½-year-old daughter, Noa, and her textured, curly locks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Chains rattle, keys clink, locks squeak, hinges complain.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
The company locked down its campus, issued an internal security warning with Kirchner’s photo, and told employees to stop wearing gear with the company logo in public, according to media reports at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Carbon that does become buried in seafloor sediments, by contrast, can remain locked away for millions of years, accumulating over vast stretches of time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“What happened to you? You’re too young to be locked up in here with us,” a man said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Most of the best-known AI models -- like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude -- are "closed," meaning the company keeps the underlying code and data locked away.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
I shut and locked the door behind them while Ma went back to the kitchen.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Why parents are locking themselves in cells at Korean 'happiness factory'
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sonders and Gordon suggest investors be flexible when it comes to locking money up in longer-term bonds if inflation is set to swing around.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
And if a lower-court ruling locking someone away was inaccurate or unfair, so too should the First Step Act allow appeal and a new sentencing.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Bronny James’ contract became fully guaranteed, locking the third-year guard in for $2.2 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
For the first several days at dusk, I would ask why we weren't closing the shades, turning down the lights, and locking the doors.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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