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shut down

verb as in close up

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But when it was bought by Expedia and shut down in 2017, travel junkies went looking for a suitable replacement and couldn’t find one.

Treasury announced that it will shut down Direct File, an IRS online platform that lets filers prepare their taxes for free and submit them through the state.

"We had been planning this trip for a little while and were nervous with everything shut down, but were excited to see everything open up again," said the 37-year-old visiting from Texas.

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M&S, one of the country’s largest retailers, shut down its online store for weeks in the spring as it dealt with a cyber incident.

For example, in 2023, Google shut down its gaming service Stadia after it failed to gain traction with users.

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