turns off
Example Sentences
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“It’s a loss to the economy, to jobs, to decades of institutional knowledge when a business simply turns off the lights”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The company, for instance, can pinpoint the location of a ship that turns off its GPS transponder—if it uses its navigation radar.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
However, “If AI compresses those margins even modestly, the equity math changes violently. A few turns off the multiple at elevated starting valuations is not a trim. It is an amputation,” Innes said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026
The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Mom turns off the recorder and says, “That wasn’t so bad, was it?”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
