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lock out

verb

to prevent from entering by locking a door
to prevent (employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory

the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms

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When Swinney announced plans to hold the forum in February, he said parties had to unite to "lock out" the "far right" from Scottish politics.

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Swinney announced plans to hold the forum in February, saying parties had to unite to "lock out" the far right from Scottish politics.

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Swinney announced plans to hold the forum at Bute House in February, saying parties had to unite to "lock out" the far right from Scottish politics.

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He got locked out of the firm's social Facebook account when he responded to what turned out to be a fake message purporting to be from Meta.

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Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how they have been locked out of their accounts on the digital financial platform, CBEX.

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