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shutter

[shuht-er] / ˈʃʌt ər /
NOUN
blind
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CBS claimed the move to shutter the “Late Show” was “purely a financial decision.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

There was just the constant shutter of photographs being taken.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The iconic and disputed creator of the French dip sandwich is slated to shutter March 29 after eight months of closure extensions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She shoots again and again in an explosion of shutter clicks.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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