shutter
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CBS claimed the move to shutter the “Late Show” was “purely a financial decision.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
A metal shutter and two security gates were damaged in the incident, and police said the stores had underestimated the need for security.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Equity markets in Europe and the U.S. will shutter for Good Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The shutter had been pulled aside from the window of the large bedroom in the west wing, and someone was standing there, looking down upon the lawns.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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