lockable
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Upon entry, each customer receives a lockable Yondr pouch—the same bag some schools use to store students’ phones—that can only be opened by the staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
For the last three weeks, pupils at Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, Dorset, have been putting their phones in lockable pouches when they arrive at school.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
"I always thought that was particularly odd because he was adamant that the door was lockable and he only tried 50% of the lock," he said.
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
He began refining an idea for a lockable pouch and started building prototypes using materials he sourced from a hardware store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
But hidden drawers, lockable diaries and cryptographic systems could not conceal from Briony the simple truth: she had no secrets.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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