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In February last year, he was left with little choice but to shut the business down.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced his agency has shut down nearly 300 driving schools that he said were failing to train drivers properly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
At one point, the video feed in the overflow room was shut down after someone violated the court rules and snapped pictures of a cooperating witness testifying that later circulated on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Last month, Grossi visited the site in Deir Ezzor in the east, which has been shut for 18 years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Above him, the realm of Pain released a final gasp and slammed shut.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
The sport will wait for updates, but the likelihood is he shuts it down from here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Everton simply must sign a recognised right-back before the window shuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Misuse of therapy speak, or the casual use of clinical psychology terms, is a pervasive problem, and one that therapists note actually shuts down communication, as opposed to improving it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Helmuth slips the book beneath his shirt, shuts off the light, eases the door closed, returns upstairs to his desk.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
However, there is no timetable for when he’ll throw his next bullpen session, and shutting down Ohtani as a pitcher remains a distant possibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Wednesday, Uber said it was shutting down its business in Nigeria and Uganda, after leaving Tanzania earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
This is roughly equivalent to stopping an overflowing bathtub by shutting off the water to the entire apartment building because you cannot get to the faucet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The new job cuts, detailed in a filing in Washington state, don’t involve shutting down cafes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I whisper, shutting the door and turning the lock.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
