shutdown
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Tanner predicts a 10% dip during the airport shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The shutdown had to happen because the buildings had become leaky and rusty and needed a complete overhaul.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some of the U.S. refineries slated for closure may have gone through initial shutdown studies a decade or more ago, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Fox’s own Washington bureau chief, Bryan Boughton, who happened to be chairing the pool this week, sent the note announcing the shutdown.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
When it was time to store the fuel from one of the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, operators would bring the reactor to cold shutdown.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Taylor revealed on Disney’s “Get Real” podcast that the show would address the fallout from the production shutdowns: “It’s no secret that MomTok has been going through some drama this year,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Saudi authorities and official media said the strikes caused fires and temporary shutdowns.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
"The cell phone data we used was made available to researchers during the pandemic to help reveal the impacts of COVID-19 shutdowns," said co-lead author Scott Yanco, a research ecologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
I founded an all-boys charter school in 2021, with the goal of helping black boys who basically stopped learning during Covid shutdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
As a result, the economy has been officially reported to suffer enormous losses through production shutdowns, substitutions of materials that lower quality and increase costs, and hoarding of scarce materials.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut
