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At the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, Clarkson’s talk show shut down and her Las Vegas residency was postponed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Schools shut down, public events were canceled, and children's sports leagues suspended activities as authorities warned residents about hazardous conditions, according to news reports.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
The RA returns later that night, at a designated end time, to confirm guests left and the party has been shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
He's grateful to see the facility shut down, and hopes that Canada's ban will inspire changes in other countries.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
It was only when eighty women were packed inside that the door thumped shut and we heard iron bolts driven into place.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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In healthy immune cells, BCL6 attaches to DNA and temporarily shuts down genes that would normally stop cell growth or initiate cell death.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
If Israel points to security lapses publicly, or shuts the flights for an extended period of time, this will be read by other airlines as signs that Dubai airport isn’t safe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The justices could decide it's too early to hear the case, rule narrowly without touching the Vermont and New York laws -- or make a broad ruling that shuts the doors on them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
His ability to also offer cover at left-back will be invaluable, but Newcastle clearly need further reinforcements before the window shuts on 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Slowly, like I'm watching my own actions in a dream, I close the door again, and it shuts with a whisper of a click.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Instead of simply shutting down a cancer-promoting protein, the scientists designed a small molecule that connects it to another protein capable of activating the cell's built-in death program.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Rather than shutting it down or locking themselves away in their own feelings."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The industry’s own operations are already used to extreme weather, from wildfires shutting down oil-sands producers in Canada to cold snaps hitting natural-gas production in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In a city that was built on oil and remains home to over 2,000 active wells, zoning officials are considering a first: shutting down an oil production site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Don’t believe everything you hear,” Cecilia said, shutting off the television set with one click of her remote control.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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