shut down
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By most estimates, the pipeline was the conduit for about 3 million to 4 million barrels a day of crude before it shut down last week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our school shut down amid protests and hostility.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ships run on integrated systems that, if compromised, could shut down the engine or force the crew to lose control of navigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
An AI "kill switch" has also been floated by an Anthropic co-founder as a way to shut down AI software that becomes too dangerous.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Schools and theaters and movie houses were shut down to slow the spread.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
