put out of commission
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Before the station was put out of commission, Haskett, said the department tried to keep response times to about two to three minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Elsewhere around the South, homes, highways, and bridges have been flooded or put out of commission by the heavy rains.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2019
Elsewhere around the South, homes, highways, parks and bridges have been flooded or put out of commission amid the heavy rains and severe storms.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
That same prison, which was put out of commission in the 1990s, is where you’ll now find MEIS.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2018
The little Argo was subsequently put out of commission and returned to her owners; and in 1780 Talbot was given command of another privateer, the General Washington.
From Privateers and Privateering by E. P. Statham
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