padlocked

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But residents can no longer view the bright autumn colours of the tree of life, a symbol often painted by Behzad, as the wooden door has been padlocked shut.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

In March, the clinic doors had been padlocked for two weeks when she developed vomiting and diarrhea.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The theater hit on hard times: The IRS padlocked the doors in the mid-1960s, the school itself shut down in 1969 and lost its campus to bankruptcy in 1970.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Anything has to be better than a padlocked refrigerator and a pallet in the hall.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline