shut down

Example Sentences

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Later they insisted that it was just human traffickers angry at the government's efforts to shut down their activities.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Protests have intensified the already glacial traffic in Mexico City, where authorities fear the teachers will follow through on their threat to shut down roads before the opening game.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, the company shut down or delayed several initiatives and began focusing on making its coding agent, Codex, more broadly available.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He shut down the laptop from the Boring Room and maneuvered Finn between him and Emma.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix