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Recent Examples of lock out
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The expectation is that the two sides won’t reach an agreement by the December deadline, leading to a lockout.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The owners are widely expected to lock out the players at the beginning of the offseason and push hard for the implementation of a salary cap.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
No update on a strike or lockout has been given since the announcement.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The expectation is that the two sides won’t reach an agreement by the December deadline, leading to a lockout.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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The San Diego Trolley extension was completed in 2021 and riders can walk from the station down an escalator to the main mall.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the late Karl Lagerfield had a selection of male muses (Brad Kroenig and Baptiste Giabiconi walked his runways), an official foray into the menswear space never came to fruition.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Students deserve a voice, testifiers say Several people testified on the bill, including a handful of current and former students who shared their experiences of walking out during school and the importance of being able to engage with the political process.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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More recently, in 2018, students nationwide walked out of class after students and teachers were killed at Parkland High School in a mass shooting earlier that year.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The move has allowed Lululemon to increase its total addressable market, but some critics have said it's alienated Lululemon's core customers and contributed to a slowdown in growth in the retailer's core Americas market.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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The immigration slowdown is restricting what economists say is a main avenue for growth of the labor force, with birth rates at a record low and more baby boomers reaching retirement age.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Similar walkouts were recently staged by students at neighboring high schools in Valparaiso and Portage, and several in Lake County.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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This equestrian estate spans 35 acres and features a 7,000-square-foot mansion with eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms, as well as a 900-square-foot apartment in the walkout lower level.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Workers have even more leverage: Employees can circulate internal petitions calling on their CEOs to cut ties with ICE and organize collective actions like sick-outs.—
Eric Blanc,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Boomer also denied that the district’s accusation that employees in the department had organized a sick-out on Oct. 15.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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