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The disruption continued on Wednesday with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is due to speak about the school protests in an evening address.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The last time the Dodgers faced Sale, he shut them out for nine innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"If it were really serious, I think they would have shut everything down by now," one man, who did not provide his name, told AFP in the remote Siberian city of Irkutsk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He says the FAA could have shut down flights to Aspen if the project didn’t move forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
With his eyes shut, he drank his fill, then stumbled back to the shelter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The sport will wait for updates, but the likelihood is he shuts it down from here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Everton simply must sign a recognised right-back before the window shuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To prevent overuse, it automatically shuts off after 20 minutes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Misuse of therapy speak, or the casual use of clinical psychology terms, is a pervasive problem, and one that therapists note actually shuts down communication, as opposed to improving it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
His call echoes through the room as the door shuts between us.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Marvel Unlimited, the company’s digital comics subscription service, is shutting down after 19 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Amazon aims to block shopping agents entirely, most recently shutting out Muse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She learned through experience that shutting down her emotional response was a way to ride through the highs and lows with minimal impact.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I wasn't shutting down discussion because there was no discussion available to be had," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Brigit slammed the door, shutting them all out, then started to help.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
