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closed shop

NOUN
employment for union members
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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

It also made any closed shop agreement subject to regular ballots and removed the immunity of trade unions from civil action if they authorised illegal industrial action.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

Roughly a third of the nation’s newspapers have closed shop since 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2024

The Pondicherry Zoo closed shop at just the right time.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel



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