shut down

Example Sentences

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Later they insisted that it was just human traffickers angry at the government's efforts to shut down their activities.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Finally he snapped off the TV and shut down the treadmill and glared at me.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff