shut down

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It will run on recovered fuel from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II, which was shut down in 1994 following a policy pivot and subsequent congressional defunding.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Following the BBC's investigations, the government has just announced a change in the law to make it easier to shut down shops selling illegal goods.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

If the anti-ICE movement were to shut down Delaney Hall, he told CBS News, ICE would transfer the detainees to other states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

If the subprime mortgage market had the slightest interest in being efficient, it would have shut down right there and then.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis