shutdown

Example Sentences

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And it wasn’t just USAID’s 10,000 workers who were lost in the shutdown.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Only now is the government getting a better grip on actual price trends in rents and homeownership because of technical problems caused by the shutdown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

No fuel resulted in engine shutdown, causing a loss of power and lift.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Maria Ngo had spent most of the day tossing expired items and rotted produce from the small grocery store — casualties of the forced shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

With all the county’s water mains on emergency shutdown, and endless glitches in the computers trying to redirect what water is left, he’s been transporting water manually to high-priority facilities.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman