shut down
Example Sentences
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It’s a holiday shortened week for stock and bond markets, with trading shut down on Friday for the July 4th weekend.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
According to the agriculture ministry, 1,265 dog farms -- about 82 percent of the total -- had applied to shut down as of May.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
The Commerce Department had restricted all usage of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by foreign individuals or entities, prompting Anthropic to shut down all access to comply with the unprecedented rule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
He told me the issue raised by Rockstar's code-in-a-box is less about the missing disc itself - after all, an online game on a disc can still become unplayable if its servers are shut down.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
“The police came and shut down the production. I don’t think that’s very helpful, either. It was just pretty interesting to read about.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
