shutter
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The burger giant is the latest fast-food chain to shutter locations as the industry struggles with rising labor and real estate costs in the state.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Does the president have the authority to fire federal employees or shutter offices within agencies?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
From there, tens of thousands of gallons flowed into the Pacific Ocean, killing wildlife and causing fisheries to shutter.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
They had to hold each other to keep from blowing away, but she and the woman managed to slip through the door and pull the rolling metal storm shutter down.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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