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Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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But Trump could be ordered held in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, where Jeffrey Epstein died, or a federal lockup in Brooklyn.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
But in June 2020, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial because Garcia ruled the sworn statement of a jailhouse witness who said someone else inside lockup bragged about committing the crime was inadmissible during the trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Hackel and Wickersham decided not to ask voters in August 2020 to vote on a new countywide millage to fund a new lockup.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
Though the recent concerns about fires have brought the issue to the fore, blazes have been a problem in Los Angeles County lockups for more than a century.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
And chatter about possible M&A that the company could engage in is likely to surge now that the two-year Reverse Morris Trust lockup period for big deals involving WBD has ended.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Shareholders are expected to officially approve the merger during a vote later this month, but a lockup provision of the deal would require Trump to wait six months before selling any shares.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
He and other board members are bound by the same lockup agreement.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
But there’s an escape clause written into the deal: Trump can seek a waiver of the lockup from the post-merger board.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
But in June 2020, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial because Garcia ruled the sworn statement of a jailhouse witness who said someone else inside lockup bragged about committing the crime was inadmissible during the trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Hackel and Wickersham decided not to ask voters in August 2020 to vote on a new countywide millage to fund a new lockup.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
Though the recent concerns about fires have brought the issue to the fore, blazes have been a problem in Los Angeles County lockups for more than a century.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
And chatter about possible M&A that the company could engage in is likely to surge now that the two-year Reverse Morris Trust lockup period for big deals involving WBD has ended.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Shareholders are expected to officially approve the merger during a vote later this month, but a lockup provision of the deal would require Trump to wait six months before selling any shares.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
He and other board members are bound by the same lockup agreement.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
But there’s an escape clause written into the deal: Trump can seek a waiver of the lockup from the post-merger board.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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