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He used a slow shutter speed to photograph it before it hopped back into the bushes.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
One Vietnamese shop owner in the Mitte district near the former Berlin Wall rolls down his shutter but leaves his door ajar for locals, who know to sneak in for milk and vegetables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
CBS claimed the move to shutter the “Late Show” was “purely a financial decision.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
A metal shutter and two security gates were damaged in the incident, and police said the stores had underestimated the need for security.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Her right eye had peered through the viewfinder while her index finger had hovered next to the shutter release button.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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"We have had to make this upsetting and difficult decision to pull the shutters down for the very last time," they said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The two of them live on-site in what looks like a family home straight out of a 1990s Disney film, a white colonial home with blue shutters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Century-old El Floridita is cloaked with metal shutters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
External shading, such as shutters, awnings or shades, can be even more effective because it stops some sunlight before it reaches the glass.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Behind them, Nok saw the shutters of the West Side windows swinging closed, one after another, shutting off all that pretty Gold light.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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After the same federal judge rejected the board’s latest naming workaround on Tuesday, the administration abruptly shuttered the building.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the regional capital, all metro lines were suspended and the city's airport shuttered for several hours, causing flights to be diverted.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The prospect has rattled a region already reeling from steep declines in film production, heavy job losses, empty soundstages and shuttered small businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The decade-long episode instigated by Mao in 1966 saw intellectuals brutally targeted as "class enemies" and schools shuttered, setting China back for years in education and development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
On August 16, 1936, when Thistle Down Park shuttered its doors for the season, Red Pollard appeared to be out of chances.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Farther south in San Clemente, high tides also overran a section of the long-vulnerable coastal railway, once again shuttering the route after considerable slope damage and erosion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Tyson Foods is planning on shuttering a major beef processing plant and selling another, the latest moves by the meatpacking giant to pull back from the beleaguered beef business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Bessent also played down the economic impact of the Iran war, despite the rising cost of living caused by high oil prices following Iran's shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Following an overexpansion after going public in 2019, Beyond Meat has cut costs, consolidated warehouses and production, exited less profitable product lines and is shuttering its business in China.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Mr. Gideon leans back suddenly, his expression shuttering.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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