as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lockups
In at least 38 instances, the ring flew six large-payload drones to deliver contraband to federal lockups in Atlanta and Jesup, and at prisons in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
At least 20% of the shares will be released after second-quarter results are disclosed sometime in the coming months, with all the lockups expiring in December.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Confirm your company's tax withholding rates and IPO lockups do not delay tax obligations.
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Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That demand, combined with its low float — as lockups keep insiders from selling shares for months — could put upward pressure on SpaceX shares.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Alphabet still faces lockups, liquidity limits and a potential tax hit on any outright sale.
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Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Kamlager-Dove’s bill, called the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, would require the federal government to collect data on pregnancies — how many, the treatment, the outcomes — not only in local jails, but also in federal and state lockups, including immigration detention facilities.
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Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
Owners reported sudden deceleration, downshifting, and temporary rear wheel lockups in 2015-2017 models.
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Jamie L. Lareau,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
At least 20% of the shares will be released after second-quarter results are disclosed sometime in the coming months, with all the lockups expiring in December.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Confirm your company's tax withholding rates and IPO lockups do not delay tax obligations.
—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That demand, combined with its low float — as lockups keep insiders from selling shares for months — could put upward pressure on SpaceX shares.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Alphabet still faces lockups, liquidity limits and a potential tax hit on any outright sale.
—
Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Kamlager-Dove’s bill, called the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, would require the federal government to collect data on pregnancies — how many, the treatment, the outcomes — not only in local jails, but also in federal and state lockups, including immigration detention facilities.
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Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
Owners reported sudden deceleration, downshifting, and temporary rear wheel lockups in 2015-2017 models.
—
Jamie L. Lareau,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lockups
Noun
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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.
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The borough jails won't be ready and Rikers' current population of about 6,700 inmates surpasses the 4,100-bed capacity of the new facilities.
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This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.
Noun
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There were also provisions in the main budget bill (HB 5001E) that tied $91 million in pay increases for corrections officers to the approval of the prisons bill, so those salary hikes are also nixed.
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Tampons and pads also are limited in many prisons, and Sellars said some women are left with no choice but to openly bleed.
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“Lockups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockups. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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