shut down

Example Sentences

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The imprint is focused on “giving a platform to things that would, in many cases, be shut down, be censored, and be covered over by propaganda,” said Skyhorse Publisher Tony Lyons in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Understanding galaxies like J1007+3540 is key to uncovering how black holes influence their surroundings, and how galaxies themselves grow, shut down, and become active again over cosmic time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Unified students will need childcare, meals for their children and other resources if three unions go on a massive strike and shut down schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

French energy giant TotalEnergies said it had shut down a major refinery on the eastern Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia after it was damaged during the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“And what will the city do with this marvelous property once they shut down this dilapidated excuse for a school?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein