shutdown

Example Sentences

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That is how an Iranian said it felt to be reconnected to the internet, after their government ended what a monitoring group called the longest nationwide shutdown in modern history.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The long shutdown put some fishermen out of work and led others to turn to catching crabs or other fish to make a living.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Before the shutdown, Iran’s internet was heavily filtered, though not quite to the extent of China’s “Great Firewall.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Perhaps half of the increase stemmed from a statistical snafu tied to last year’s lengthy government shutdown.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Then I did a controlled shutdown of the Hab.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir