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

By the end of last year, even some midsize carriers had shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But in recent months, as prosecutors battled the Justice companies in court over subpoenas for records, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General shut down the probe.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

When my parents sent me away this summer, I shut down all my sadness about Nan being sick, about missing home and Justin.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan