lockouts

plural of lockout

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Noun
  • Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Research from hurricane expert James Kossin and his colleagues have in fact pointed to global slowdowns in tropical cyclone forward speeds.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Netanyahu brought his characteristic fiery and pugilistic rhetoric to the assembly in New York, a venue he's spoken at many times before, and where diplomatic walkouts in protest at leaders' speeches are a common occurrence.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Lockouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockouts. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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