shuttering

British

/ ˈʃʌtərɪŋ /

noun

another word (esp Brit) for formwork

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And while OpenAI’s shuttering of its memory-intensive AI-video generator, Sora, may have been viewed as another negative for the memory trade, Moore thinks OpenAI is simply looking to put its compute resources elsewhere.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Nightclub chain Pryzm went bust in early 2024, shuttering 17 clubs, and bar group Revolution also entered administration in January.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

That’s triggered a host of write-downs, the shuttering of investor withdrawals, and worrying declines in the share prices of some of the market’s biggest players.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Writing for the New Yorker, Flanner “became the unofficial historian of the fading vieux Paris, lamenting the closings of once-iconic cafes and the shuttering of specialized shops,” Mr. Braude writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

He tried to do everything as quickly as possible, the shuttering of windows, and locking of doors.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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