lockdown
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Nolan’s “Tenet” was the biggest-budget film to open after Covid lockdown restrictions eased in late 2020, with a cost of about $200 million and a star turn from Robert Pattinson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Put your windows on lockdown: Close blinds, shades or curtains during peak daylight hours — especially on south- and west-facing walls — to block radiant heat from entering.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
A vast security lockdown is in place, mobilising thousands of police and troops, an operation that extends to neighbouring Switzerland on the other side of the lake.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
During the pandemic, he whiled away lockdown by rising early and chronicling nature’s progress in more than 100 pictures on an iPad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Between rumors about Martin having been murdered and the weather, the town went into lockdown much as the children’s home had.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Some time between its 2017 release and the COVID-19 lockdowns, the wild-ride chaos of “Money Heist” became streaming’s hottest international thriller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Jersey Mike’s has put up 50% same-store sales growth from 2020 to 2025, a period that covered pandemic lockdowns, surging costs and higher menu prices that scared consumers away.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
In mid-2020, while Covid lockdowns gripped the country, Luke and his wife decided to start a family.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
While households’ debt-service burden has increased since pandemic lockdowns stifled spending, it remains lighter than at any point before the pandemic dating back to the 1980s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
That was the downside of lockdowns: having to do the inmates’ scut work.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
