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Despite Freedom National’s mixed record—it would ultimately shutter in 1990—the bank was a community pillar that provided financing to many black-owned businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Over time, new technologies and regulations prompted smaller exchanges to combine or shutter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The company is the latest L.A. dance troupe to shutter in recent years, joining L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Starbucks stores across South Korea will shutter for half a day next week for staff to attend a history lesson following a promotional campaign gone awry, the coffee giant said Monday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

“I’m going to tell the nuns this evening. They need to get that shutter fixed. I’ll help Mr. Taphouse.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Reflective films, blinds, shutters, awnings and shaded roofs can all reduce heat gain.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Being able to see the internal parts through its socket holes can be a sign it is unsafe - they should have safety shutters instead.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The streets were deserted, metal shutters drawn and houses closed up, as wildfires drove residents and tourists away during the peak summer season.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In London, city regulations require developers to adopt cooler design measures—natural ventilation, shutters on windows and better insulation—before installing air conditioning in new buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

When she just looked at him blankly, he pointed to the shutters and said, “You did that, not me.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Many schools and businesses were shuttered on Friday across northern and eastern Taiwan, including the capital Taipei, and hundreds of domestic and international flights were cancelled.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Jacksonville Beach, Fla., police issued a similar caution in April about the shuttered Adventure Landing amusement park: “We are aware of a Tik-Tok challenge to explore the property.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In 2024, Xbox culled more than 2,000 staff and shuttered four studios bought prior to its bumper acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision-Blizzard.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The other shops up and down the narrow street were shuttered and silent: the optician’s next door, the dress shop, the baker’s, Weil’s Furriers across the street.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The break left a giant sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard and sent about 17 million gallons of water into surrounding neighborhoods, shuttering businesses, and flooding homes and underground parking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Although the decision technically removes the court order shuttering the clinics, Rojas’ attorneys said the facilities are not expected to reopen while the criminal case continues.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

“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

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

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