shutdown

Example Sentences

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And it wasn’t just USAID’s 10,000 workers who were lost in the shutdown.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Only now is the government getting a better grip on actual price trends in rents and homeownership because of technical problems caused by the shutdown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

No fuel resulted in engine shutdown, causing a loss of power and lift.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

According to the company's own definitions, that status required either an immediate shutdown or "immediate corrective action".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Yup, my mouth muscles were still working even when everything else was on shutdown.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda