shut

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"We have to live here, the Red Zone has been shut down. Children cannot go to school, and shops are closed from time to time," said office worker Zainab Ali Uthmankhail, 27.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Various gig companies, including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, have said Proposition 22 is a crucial component of their businesses and threatened to shut down in the state if the proposition were struck down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Remember the dockworker strike two years ago orchestrated by the International Longshoreman’s Association that shut down East and Gulf Coast ports?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The A76 through Sanquhar is to be shut completely from 1 June in order to allow improvements to the stonework on the historic Tolbooth Museum.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

She picks it up and snaps it shut, but not before I see page after page filled with her handwriting.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison