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The LNG crunch threatens wealthy nations with a prolonged wave of energy-driven inflation, while simultaneously forcing fragile emerging economies to ration fuel and shutter factory floors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The camera still emits a loud flash and shutter sound when taking photos, and there’s a light that turns on when it records video.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Banks could choose to shutter customers’ accounts if they pose legal risks.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
"It was that big that even though it had been curled up on me, part of its tail was still out the shutter."
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Like a pilot dipping the plane into a tailspin to practice pulling back out, she would deliberately take photos out of focus, with the wrong shutter speed or the wrong ISO, to see what happened.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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