shut down
Example Sentences
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By most estimates, the pipeline was the conduit for about 3 million to 4 million barrels a day of crude before it shut down last week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our school shut down amid protests and hostility.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
His election monitoring group, Golos, has shut down.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Saudi Arabia also had to shut down a critical pipeline last week after it was struck by drone attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Schools and theaters and movie houses were shut down to slow the spread.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
