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Example Sentences
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Crude futures rose for a third consecutive session as a renewed exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran raised tension and concerns that oil will be shut in for longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Middle Eastern countries have shut in more than 11 million barrels of daily oil production.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
She said she had been able to buy basic goods, such as bread, flour and sugar, from a shop inside the facility, although it has been shut in recent days.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Related to the work of restoring facilities is the work of restarting production wells that may have been shut in during the conflict as exports slowed to a trickle.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
The red weathervane was Caesar’s sign that this was the house, the yellow curtains pulled shut in the back window the signal that Fletcher was home but his wife was not.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
