Example Sentences

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“There is no evidence that the Board took account of its full range of statutory obligations in determining that a wholesale shuttering of the Kennedy Center was appropriate,” Cooper wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Analysts at Citi said in a note Monday that Frontier would be a “direct beneficiary” of Spirit’s shuttering.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

This reorganization will include shuttering 56 of 77 research stations studying climatological and ecological changes across the country.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Part of UnitedHealth’s ongoing turnaround means refocusing on the domestic market and shuttering certain operations outside the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Sun dipped and vanished, and as if at the shuttering of a lamp, black night fell.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien