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locked

  • past participle of lock.
  • past tense form of lock.

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Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'To the Manor Born, But Locked Out'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

He was also commissioned by Fortnite - which he has said shaped his story as an artist - to create the game's first official anthem, Locked & Loaded.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Locked away in prison, Amanda has little sense of the assaultive coverage’s prevalence and scope.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Its 1986 follow-ups, “Ghosts” and “The Locked Room” comprised Auster’s famed “New York Trilogy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Locked in the noisy ward at Walter Reed, he felt worse than ever before.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield