shutdown

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Appeared in the January 27, 2026, print edition as 'New Tariff Threats, Risk of Shutdown Key to Markets'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Shutdown aside, his approval rating stands at 39% among New Yorkers, the lowest in twenty years, according to a Siena College poll.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

Skepta - who had already performed earlier with grime collective Boy Better Know, returned to the stage for Shutdown, a rap classic that just so happens to sample an old Drake social media video.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Shutdown policies forced gyms to close their doors during the height of the virus crisis in 2020 and 2021, so there is pent-up demand now that society is back to normal.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2023

"Main shutdown in four," Johanssen said, ", . . three . . . two . . . one . . . Shutdown."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir