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Recent Examples of lock out
Jesse Pound,jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
And throughout this tumult (except for the 14 hours they were locked out the app), the good people of TikTok posted through it.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
When the next subcommittee election would typically arrive, a lockout could be about to begin or underway.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
During a remote appearance last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump complained to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan that the firm was locking out and de-banking conservatives.
—Jesse Pound,jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
And throughout this tumult (except for the 14 hours they were locked out the app), the good people of TikTok posted through it.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
Norris and Piastri secured a front-row lockout at Yas Marina ahead of Carlos Sainz, with the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc starting 19th on the grid.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
When the next subcommittee election would typically arrive, a lockout could be about to begin or underway.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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The defensive midfielder, 36, last featured for Villarreal during the 2023-24 season and looks to have walked away from football by taking up a career in a whole other sport.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Drake continued his tour tradition of walking through the crowd to get to the stage.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Then, when Wehmeyer was fifteen, his mother suffered a heart attack, and his father walked out.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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After Hurley walked out, his assistant coaches finished stripping the paint off the locker room walls.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Apple shares scored their best week since July in an otherwise chaotic period for the tech industry as Wall Street analysts looked past its weak iPhone sales and a slowdown in China.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Similar to its peers, Mulberry has been hit by a progressive slowdown in fashion and luxury spending over the past 18 months.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The marches and school walkouts Raby organized through the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations provoked Mayor Daley to return fire, as the Tribune reported.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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When opening a pack containing double walkout Player Items, the details of the second Player Item were shown.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
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Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
Noun
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His billionaire and other market-minded Cabinet members want a more targeted, go-slow approach.—
Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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