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Kim Cooper, a close observer of downtown politics and co-owner of Esotouric tours, said that after a while, it seemed that the hotel’s owner, the Chetrit Group, “just locked the door.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that 174 people of the 2,500 arrested since last weekend had been locked up, and more than 900 were being prosecuted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
As we left the store, Castelly closed the door which he now keeps locked.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
However, all of his stock is currently locked up under the rules of SpaceX’s initial public offering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was hard to believe, at such moments, that the rest of Europe was locked in the bloodiest war in history.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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