locked in
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Washington and Beijing have also been locked in a tit-for-tat tariffs war, which has been on hold since May 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Carbon that was previously locked in the soil can then reach the Arctic Ocean through rivers and coastal erosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
“All I really know is that we’ve been locked in here for the last two months without seeing the sun,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
China and the United States are locked in a race for dominance in the fast-moving AI field, fuelling huge global expansion of data centres -- warehouse-like facilities crammed with computer servers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
He takes a large, leather-bound notebook from his coat, a perfect copy of one that has been safely locked in his office.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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