shutter
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There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Phillips 66 and Valero have already announced plans to shutter major refineries in Los Angeles and Benicia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Their places at the table were then taken by actor/dancer doubles, and the shutter opened to reveal a tunnel floating above the stage floor, where most of the singing happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
He went to the window and opened the shutter, but as he looked out his eyes met those of Miss Annie, who was staring back at him from between the blinds of her shutters.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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