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shutdown

[shuht-doun] / ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /
NOUN
closing
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Wall Street analysts had trimmed their quarterly expectations over the past few months for Delta and other air carriers because of the shutdown.

From MarketWatch

While demand for flights eventually stabilized, other issues, including last fall’s U.S. government shutdown, hurt the company’s performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The nationwide shutdown of the internet by authorities in Iran, which activists fear is aimed at masking the scale of a crackdown on protests, has now lasted over 108 hours, a monitor said on Tuesday.

From Barron's

The internet shutdown is deepening the economic crisis that triggered the protests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Delta updated its guidance last month to account for the impact of last year’s 43-day government shutdown.

From Barron's