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shutter

[shuht-er] / ˈʃʌt ər /
NOUN
blind
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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

The burger giant is the latest fast-food chain to shutter locations as the industry struggles with rising labor and real estate costs in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Limited Too became Justice and then Justice’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 in 2020, causing them to shutter over 800 stores by early 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She eases open the left-hand shutter and runs her fingers up the slats of the right.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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