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locked in

British  

adjective

  1. informal exhibiting total concentration on the task in hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The majority of homeowners are “locked in” at rates around 4% or below, according to Kornfeld, making them unlikely to move or refinance anytime soon.

From MarketWatch

It was also a reckoning for the United States -- locked in a battle for dominance in AI tech with China -- on how far its archrival had come.

From Barron's

The entirety of Micron’s high-bandwidth memory production in 2026 is already locked in on pricing and volume agreements, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

How did you both arrive at that and what were the videos or the performances that you locked in on?

From Los Angeles Times

The latest round of funding comes as tech companies locked in an artificial-inteligence race are scouring the U.S. for new power supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal