locking
- present participle of lock.
Example Sentences
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Some investors attribute the recent volatility in chip stocks to traders locking in profits ahead of coming earnings from major chip makers and the Magnificent seven group of companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Under normal circumstances, the gravitational interaction between two closely orbiting stars would be expected to synchronize their motion through tidal locking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
"This project threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems while locking Kenya into a risky fossil fuel future," Sherelee Odayar, Greenpeace Africa Oil and Gas campaigner, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
But if hyperscalers are locking in some pricing now that’s more pegged to current levels, that could limit the rate of pricing growth in 2028, according to Chin.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
Over the years, humans have endangered bandapats by trapping them and locking them in hush-hush science labs.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
