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Word: thelock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...program could have even one-tenth the effect it seems to be having in reducing the recidivism rate of our prisons, it would be a significant contribution. It is time we explored the alternatives to thelock-'em-up-and-throw-away-the-key rhetoric of too many politicians, if only because keys are cheap but the cost of maintaining the rest of the operation will soon be prohibitive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Man of the Year | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

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