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And, for the first time in more than three decades, MLB appears willing to shut down the game for as long as it takes to push it through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"I've got nothing to say right now. After my fight I think they will shut up," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
In March 2020, as dining rooms shut down, Chuck E. Cheese launched Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings, a delivery-only brand operating out of its existing kitchens.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The nearby Jefferson drill site, which Redeemer Community Partnership also organized against, elected to shut down in 2018 after the city ordered it to implement stronger health protections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Her face was blotched and inflamed by the flying ice, her eyes almost swollen shut.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The sport will wait for updates, but the likelihood is he shuts it down from here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
His ability to also offer cover at left-back will be invaluable, but Newcastle clearly need further reinforcements before the window shuts on 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Misuse of therapy speak, or the casual use of clinical psychology terms, is a pervasive problem, and one that therapists note actually shuts down communication, as opposed to improving it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Production can be detected within just a few hours after an injury, but it shuts down again after roughly three days.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
In case you haven’t noticed, that’s how it always is with adults—just when someone starts telling the interesting stuff, someone else shuts him up.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
In a city that was built on oil and remains home to over 2,000 active wells, zoning officials are considering a first: shutting down an oil production site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
After all, goals from Neco Williams and Dan James – as well as shutting out Erling Haaland – delivered not only Wales' first win in seven games, but their first ever in Nations League A.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Her three siblings have already emigrated, and she is considering shutting down her small delicatessen to follow them abroad.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
She learned through experience that shutting down her emotional response was a way to ride through the highs and lows with minimal impact.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
I shut my eyes, shutting out, shutting down.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
