shut

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Qatar and Bahrain to collectively shut in some 7.5 million barrels a day of crude oil production in March, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Los Angeles Unified School District spring sports programs will shut down on Tuesday if three unions go through with their threat to go out on strike unless a settlement is reached.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, meanwhile, said reports that Iran had shut down the strait were “false.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Dorset Police said it arrested 11 people at the event, near East Lulworth, that drew about 2,000 people before being shut down on Sunday evening.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I had just started work on the head of a cat over the right pocket when the food shelf in the door banged opened and shut with a single motion.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom