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noun as in blind

Strongest match

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China, Thailand and Myanmar forced pro-junta Myanmar militias who protect the centers to promise to shutter the compounds in February, freeing around 7,000 people -- most of them Chinese citizens.

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Many workers see shuttered factories, rocketing bills, and a vanishing safety net.

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At the same time, the war had forced him to shutter his business.

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The unit was shuttered by a different company a decade ago after a corroded section of pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach, creating one of the state’s worst oil spills.

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History has shown that as shutdowns go on, more services are cut or shuttered because of a lack of funding.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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