shut

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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

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

"We had so many people coming that we had to shut the doors because nobody else could fit in the space," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It shut down less than three years later.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I snapped my purse shut and spun around.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu