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lockout

[lok-aut] / ˈlɒkˌaʊt /




NOUN
work stoppage
Synonyms


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“This only shows there was no proof of allegations of wrongdoing on my part,” Valladares said of the lockout being lifted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

With the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire about a month after the World Series, owners are all but certain to initiate a lockout that could threaten the 2027 season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

There is little hope Major League Baseball can avoid a lockout, but players and owners should be able to reach a deal on playing in the LA28 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Should competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight lockout would widen to 10 pm to 7 am and the daily allowance would fall to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours in total.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

In retaliation, Mr. Carter instituted a lockout, closing the mine to everybody.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Sami Pajari finished 46sec behind to complete the podium and make Toyota the first manufacturer since Citroen in 2010 to claim back-to-back podium lockouts in the WRC.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

He holds a heavy hammer and has used it to impose three lockouts, taking the drastic step of canceling the 2004-05 season to get a hard salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

The Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Action Tracker logged 424 work stoppages — which includes 417 strikes and seven lockouts — involving approximately 224,000 workers in 2022.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

The Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Action Tracker logged 424 work stoppages - which includes 417 strikes and seven lockouts - involving approximately 224,000 workers in 2022.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

In the month of May alone, unions across the nation battled with employers in 413 strikes and lockouts.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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