lockbox

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Reaching for the lockbox, Stropp studied it for a few moments, before wrenching it open.

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  1. A box of strong and durable construction, fitted with a lock, used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as money or jewelry; a strongbox.

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  1. a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables

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  • Sealing the lockbox, he replaced it in its underbed storage drawer, and returned to his duties Chapter 14 The shuttle's engines gave one final burp and cut off, and for a few seconds Ferrol fought the usual brief battle with nausea as his system made its adjustment back to free-fall. —  Warhorse
  • My advice to you is to take it home, put it in a lockbox, and leave it there until the next time you come here to have some fun. —  EQMM,August2007
  • She'd reached into the lockbox, pulled out her gun and knife and, against all training and sense, turned the Smith ; Wesson on Nathan Groomer. —  The Empty Chair
  • She walked away from the lockbox, looking at the tools hung on Ballem's basement wall, then around the basement in general. —  John Sandford - The Empress File
  • This is notion that there is nothing mysterious about talent, no need to crack open the lockbox: anyone who works hard enough over a long period of time can end up at the top of her field. —  Integral Options Cafe
 

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