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Recent Examples of lock out
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MacKinnon invoked arbitration in August when both major Canadian railroads locked out their employees, and then implemented it again when ports in Montreal and British Columbia locked out thousands of workers. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024 With full market penetration, Google needed to lock out competitors, raise ad rates, and turn more search real estate into billable clicks to grow search ad revenue. Quora, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt George W. Bush used this provision of the law to stop a lockout of dockworkers on the West Coast in 2002. The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024 However, no 72-hour strike or lockout notice has been issued. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lock out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
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  • But a pair of tourists, Sean Dixon and Sarah Jardine from California, were there as well and walked the aisles and observed the scaffolding which obstructed the view a bit.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Found near a mailbox, Jack quickly learned to walk on a leash and even perform tricks like rolling over.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • 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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  • The suspect then allegedly walked out of the train car and sat on a bench on the platform, watching, as police walked by, looking for the source of a smoke smell.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • What To Know According to The Weather Channel, while temperatures will be mild and warming for most of the country leading up to the holidays, much of the West Coast will see several days of rain or snow leading to a slowdown in travel.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Against this backdrop, Wall Street sees some retailers focused on discretionary purchases, including sellers of home goods, as especially vulnerable to higher cost Chinese imports and a slowdown in consumer spending.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The announced strike by the Teamsters comes after workers at several Amazon facilities authorized the walkout.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Teamsters accuse of ignoring a Dec. 15 deadline to begin contract negotiations, prompting the walkout.
    Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Noun
  • Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Fortune Making robo-taxis a real business A go-slow approach is helping Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, as faster-moving competitors like Uber and GM’s Cruise stall after high-profile accidents.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024

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