lockup

Example Sentences

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The lockup period for pre-IPO shareholders expired Monday, allowing Fermi investors to dump their shares.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

SpaceX is considering preferential treatment for investors in other Musk companies and unusual lockup times for early shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

New stocks often slide as investors wait for analyst coverage, a company’s first earnings report, and for insiders to sell shares after lockup periods expire.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

From her minimum security lockup, she’s begun mounting her own social media blitz in an apparent attempt to win Trump’s favor and get sprung from prison and freed from accountability for her epic swindle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

It made my alibi sound a wee bit suspicious, and that’s how I got thrown in the lockup.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood