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padlock

[pad-lok] / ˈpædˌlɒk /






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Giving evidence to the inquest on Friday, Jonathan McKee explained that it is not known for sure if there was a padlock on the hatch in the months before Noah's death.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The first and only response to that invitation was to ask him to put a padlock on the door to the storage room full of boxed documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Slouchy and decorated in padlock hardware, Chloé’s certified it-girl bag is my dream silhouette.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The shed has a padlock joined onto an old metal strip.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio




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