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shutter

[shuht-er] / ˈʃʌt ər /
NOUN
blind
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The viral moment was previously immortalised by graffiti artist Tee2Sugars on the shutter she was caught on.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As a photographer’s shutter clicks, Folger flutters a mascara wand over her lashes while preparing for opening night at the Elysian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The jail, which opened in 1932 and has counted John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman, rapper Tupac Shakur, and Sex Pistols musician Sid Vicious among its residents, was due to shutter by 2027.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Hours after a federal judge blocked the president’s attempt to restore his name, the Kennedy Center’s board voted on Sept. 15 to shutter the venue for renovations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

Sellers have adapted accordingly, she added, placing greater emphasis in listings on features linked to summer comfort such as air conditioning and shutters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Below the window is the phrase “How long can you survive?” written on the blue shutters of the “house.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Reflective films, blinds, shutters, awnings and shaded roofs can all reduce heat gain.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

These included missing safety shutters - which protect people from coming into contact with a plug's live internal parts - missing fuses and oversized pin holes.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“And anyway, you bug this room. People listen through the shutters to the kitchen. It’ll have to come out.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

In the sprawling former industrial city of Osasco, shuttered factories have given way to a shopping malls and delivery app tech companies in what is now dubbed São Paulo's "Silicon Valley."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Two of the shuttered cookie shops are in Southern California, in Westlake Village and Mira Mesa in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

With the airport shuttered, Saudi Arabia has been forced to cancel or postpone high-profile events, including a star-studded tennis tournament.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Arby’s has also shuttered 225 U.S. locations since 2023, including 100 last year and 77 so far this year, according to Technomic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

On the eastern side, in the angle of two piers, there was a great door, high above the ground; and over it was a shuttered window, opening upon a balcony hedged with iron bars.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

LuxExperience got to work reducing the warehouse footprint, for instance shuttering facilities in Hong Kong, Dubai and Japan, while also integrating software systems where possible or reducing the existing complexity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Yardan described a potential shuttering, even if temporary, as a "huge dent" in DC culture that could change the heart of the space.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The ride has been closed since shortly after the second incident, but on Tuesday park managers said they were shuttering it for good.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The group said that a consequence of the ban could be refineries shuttering in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

He tried to do everything as quickly as possible, the shuttering of windows, and locking of doors.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin


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