Example Sentences
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It was one of the issues behind a huge strike in Hollywood in 2023 that shuttered productions and cost studios billions of dollars.
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 windows on the sunny side of the street were shuttered.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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