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Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
David urged employers to confront the systemic inequalities that necessitate DEI programs to begin with—women and people of color have been locked out of professional opportunities for centuries.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
The study focused on how often the drivers triggered the system’s initial attention reminders, escalated warnings and emergency slowdown and lockout procedures.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Verb
But in the second round of voting in early July, the center and left parties withdrew their weaker candidates, and the RN was once again locked out of power.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
David urged employers to confront the systemic inequalities that necessitate DEI programs to begin with—women and people of color have been locked out of professional opportunities for centuries.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
The last time a president invoked the Taft-Hartley Act was in 2002, during the West Coast port lockout.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
The study focused on how often the drivers triggered the system’s initial attention reminders, escalated warnings and emergency slowdown and lockout procedures.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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