shutter
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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
"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
But firefighters could not get in because it was locked with a roll shutter.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
He got down and closed the shutter and went to bed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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