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Definition of lock out

as in to walk

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Rate limiting, in which a set number of requests are allowed per account, would also lock out the account. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026 If the two Democrats lock out the GOP candidate, Steyer and Becerra will have to fight it out until November to convince California voters who might be a better choice to lead the state for four years. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

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In 2021-22, the last time there was a lockout, the start of the season was delayed by a week, and the games were made up as doubleheaders and into early October. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 16 July 2026 Many may remember the 2022 season was delayed because of an owners' lockout after the expiration of the previous CBA that December. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lock out

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Just watching Shannon try to handle a bungee cord is like watching Charlie Chaplin try to walk down the street.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of walk

Noun

Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.

— Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.

— Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023

Definition of sit-down

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Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.

— Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
In Atlanta last week, Mohamed Salah and his Egypt team-mates walked out of the stadium in shocked silence.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of walk out

Noun

That reflects a long-running slowdown in home construction driven by rising expenses from materials and labor as well as changes in local zoning and permitting rules and lingering scars from the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Cramer said investors were too focused on a slowdown in order growth after an exceptionally strong stretch.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of slowdown

Noun

The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.

— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

— Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025

Definition of job action

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