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The HomeView connects to a suite of other new home products, including smart thermostats, a video doorbell and door lock, and indoor and outdoor cameras, Apple says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In future, it may be possible for manufacturers to remotely lock down a car reported by the owner as stolen, he adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
AI stocks drop as investors lock in some profit ahead of earnings season while UnitedHealth rallies following strong third-quarter earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
One unit can run $35 to $250 a month or more, plus insurance, a lock and possibly the cost of climate control for the space.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
I tried to lock my arms inside the fork, but the branches were so slippery that I fell back into the water.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The second row consisted of Springbok Rugby World Cup winner Jean Kleyn and Arthur Clark, one of the league's best young locks.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“It can’t be an agreement that locks in every detail because the one thing we need is flexibility,” the LA28 chairman said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Panama Canal relies on rainwater for its complex system of locks, which lifts ships almost 90 feet above sea level onto a navigable waterway, and then lowers them at the other end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Her hair wasn’t lovely black locks, but coils of fire.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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The inquest heard Joshua Brown, now 18, had agreed with his parents that only a couple of friends would come round and the air rifle would stay locked in a cupboard.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We can now separate the phosphorus that was available to organisms from phosphorus that was essentially locked away," Bekker said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Read the risk disclosures, projected returns, debt terms, assumptions, fees and conflicts of interest carefully — and pay attention to how long your $350,000 is locked up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Opposition leaders and journalists accused police of heavy-handed tactics during weekend demonstrations, as authorities locked down New Delhi on Monday ahead of a fresh rally against the election chief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Why couldn’t I keep it locked up forever, in the tomb of my own body?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Unlike their larger peers, small-cap companies also often rely more heavily on floating-rate debt, instead of locking in borrowing costs through longer-term, fixed-rate bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
That policy is backed by some long-standing evidence that fewer people re-offend if they receive intensive supervision to sort out their lives, rather than locking them up for short sentences.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a memo, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said that locking in spending for certain city departments would reduce the options available to future councils.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
If an investor used a significant portion of their financial assets to lock in long-term Treasurys, they would be locking in their income, too.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Hi,” he said, ushering me quickly inside and locking the door behind me again.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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