lockdown
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Makenzy Beard discovered her talent for painting during the Covid lockdown after she decided to try out her mother's old paint brushes in the garden shed.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Marine Davtyan, a Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman, told City News Service the medical emergency required the school to be placed on lockdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Diller’s company purchased the bulk of its MGM stake in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, when the Las Vegas company’s shares were trading much lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The three were to meet up after a long period of Covid-enforced lockdown, with plans made to go to Cave Hill, a country park in the north of the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The detective said she’ll be tested today. At the lockdown hospital. A prolonged psychiatric evaluation. If they declare her sane, she goes to juvenile detention. According to the detective, she’ll likely cop a plea.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Stuck at home during Covid lockdowns and working overtime, she started to think her job at a public-relations agency wasn’t necessary, so she quit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He added: "But of course people's thought with any outbreak of infectious disease at all runs to... lockdowns and Covid and that is just not what's going to happen here."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Troops were also deployed to enforce strict Covid‑19 lockdowns in 2020 and during the deadly riots sparked by the jailing of ex‑president Jacob Zuma in 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns devastated the Bagdad Cafe — and Pruett, who turned 80 in the summer of 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
You might think that would mean lockdowns don’t scare me as much.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
