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shutter

[shuht-er] / ˈʃʌt ər /
NOUN
blind
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The company is the latest L.A. dance troupe to shutter in recent years, joining L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Baidu and Alibaba formed dedicated quantum research groups, only to shutter them months apart in 2023.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2026

The California Budget & Policy Center estimated that as many as 3.4 million Californians could lose Medi-Cal coverage, rural hospitals could shutter, and other healthcare services would be slashed unless new funding was found.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

His hands caressed the camera around his neck; his thumb hovered by the shutter button.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

In London, city regulations require developers to adopt cooler design measures—natural ventilation, shutters on windows and better insulation—before installing air conditioning in new buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Longer term, he said the UK needed a more strategic approach, including collecting better data, targeted retrofitting of existing homes and learning from hotter countries through measures such as external shutters and reflective exterior paint.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Some people clapped rhythmically, while others pounded on the metal shutters of closed Palestinian shops.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Likewise, Andy’s story starts when a magnate shutters her current job at a newspaper called the New York Vanguard, firing her and her colleagues for a $500-million tax write-off.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

That’s why they got the new shutters put up.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

In 2024, Xbox culled more than 2,000 staff and shuttered four studios bought prior to its bumper acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision-Blizzard.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Police were taking no chances on Thursday, with a slew of roadblocks shutting off traffic on key roads around Nairobi, and schools and businesses shuttered.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The shuttered Hello Kitty experiment animated yet another challenge in scaling raves across Dave & Buster’s many outposts: the sense that these parties are once-in-a-lifetime events that can’t be missed.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

A gust of wind blew open the shuttered windows, and all the candles in the room went out.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“There is no evidence that the Board took account of its full range of statutory obligations in determining that a wholesale shuttering of the Kennedy Center was appropriate,” Cooper wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

This reorganization will include shuttering 56 of 77 research stations studying climatological and ecological changes across the country.

From Salon May 2, 2026

Sri Lanka has declared weekly public holidays to curb fuel use, shuttering schools and offices one day each week while tightening rationing.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

With wine consumption down, major California wine companies are laying off workers and shuttering production facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

The Sun dipped and vanished, and as if at the shuttering of a lamp, black night fell.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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