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Example Sentences

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Asked about why the number of children and young people who have gender dysphoria is increasing, Cass said it was "complex" but there was a different cultural context, with people "less locked into gender stereotypes".

From BBC

A generation of young people locked out of homeownership has found another way to build wealth: putting money into the stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal

But firefighters could not get in because it was locked with a roll shutter.

From BBC

During that time, the McCoys were locked in a fight worth revisiting now, on the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act.

From Los Angeles Times

Ilia Malinin fell apart in the men’s free skate, tumbling from near lock to win the gold medal to eighth place after a disastrous performance Friday.

From Los Angeles Times