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'are locked in' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe a situation in which people or things are unable to leave, such as when doors or gates are closed or when someone is inside of a room that cannot be opened. Example: The people were locked in the room and could not find a way to escape.
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They are locked in a cabinet.
The downside is you are locked in".
Strangers are locked in bitter rivalries.
Her lips are locked in a smile.
Subject and photographer are locked in portraiture.
Democracy and despotism are locked in uneasy competition.
(a) "We are locked in an epic battle".
These four are locked in a visceral animal-sighting competition.
We are locked in the Centre and can't get out.
Within seconds, hackles raised, they are locked in combat.
Moreover, our interest rates are locked in at above 7%.
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