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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
He said: "It's just crazy after the incident with the lady on the shutter and now this."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
This would be a first for me: I had opened more than 15 restaurants across New York City and had yet to shutter a single one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I watched dumbly as a shutter of recognition clicked across the blur of tenderness and the wide pupils went glossy and depthless as patent leather.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Century-old El Floridita is cloaked with metal shutters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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
"If the shutters outside were painted and the building was clean it would be a lot more appealing for you walking down the street to go 'I wonder what's in there'."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
It was painted white with gray shutters, and there was a nice front porch.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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A small site in Belgium will also be shuttered.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 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
The signs of decades of economic decline are still visible in Springfield, through shuttered factories and boarded up homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
The lecture began when an old man with small eyes and a sharp nose shuttered the windows.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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And in Maine's $8-billion forest-related industry, "we're seeing cost increases ripple through," with some logging operations shrinking or shuttering altogether, Martin said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 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 group said that a consequence of the ban could be refineries shuttering in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
This year, the West Sacramento-based company is shuttering its store in Brentwood on Nov. 3 and a store in Elko on Dec. 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Sun dipped and vanished, and as if at the shuttering of a lamp, black night fell.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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