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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'locking of' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used when referring to the act or process of locking something, such as a door or gate. For example, "The locking of the door signaled the start of the meeting."
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David kept an eye on his watch, afraid they would miss the locking of the park gates.
This "antisocial" behaviour was triggered not by the bad character of the nocturnal wanderer but by the locking of the gate.
News outlets quickly interpreted the Wembley scene, both the locking of arms and the kneeling, as a collaborative gesture of powerful men "united" against Trump.
There is an aspect of portraiture, about the stories of its making, the locking of eyes, which I obstinately believe to be irreducible to bald data.
Those advertisements show the Israeli tanks rolling out of Lebanon last May, the soldiers embracing, the locking of the Fatima Gate at the border.
The centrepiece of the dance is the star-shaped formation made by the circle-weaving and the locking of swords high in the air.
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Shear-locking of the buckling load is studied.
The ratchet system ran smoothly, and no inter-locking of bone segments occurred.
Additionally, third-order harmonic mode-locking of the laser is also achieved.
The self-locking of the billet in filling the die cavity resulted in a sharp decrease in the velocity.
We also demonstrate passive harmonic mode-locking of a device designed to support a comb of six modes.
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