closed shop
Example Sentences
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OnMoney closed shop shortly thereafter, and in 2026 there is no website at that address.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Hundreds of hedge funds closed shop, and the number of fund liquidations started exceeding the number of new launches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Roughly a third of the nation’s newspapers have closed shop since 2005.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
Their rise under Emery will also give hope to those fearing the top four will always be a closed shop, following on from Newcastle United’s example last season in gatecrashing the so-called established order.
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
The Pondicherry Zoo closed shop at just the right time.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
