lock
Example Sentences
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It stayed inside the lock box and my business went elsewhere.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
In her experience, many people pack their tents in hiding places and lock their cars early in the morning to go somewhere for breakfast or to a job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
And a man of 70 could today lock in a lofty payout rate of 9.3%, also the highest in about a generation, and vastly higher than he could have gotten just last fall.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Intel is putting its five-day losing streak in the rear window as it looks to lock in a second straight day of gains Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Somehow, my mom still trusted them and never did install that fridge lock she’d threatened.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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