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shut down
See close down , def. 1.
Stop or switch off machinery, as in They shut down all the machines for one week a year . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
Others have lost enough workers — either because they were detained by immigration officials or because they’re staying home, fearing future raids — that they have been forced to shut down.
While the NFL largely shuts down until the start of training camp, general manager Les Snead in the past has added players before it opens and after it begins.
Whatever safe passage the tunnel offered ended Monday when Border Patrol agents shut down the construction site with the aid of Department of Homeland Security officials and Mexican authorities.
A company called Argo AI, backed by Ford and Volkswagen, was also developing driverless technology until it shut down in 2022.
In a single morning, the authorities shut down all independent newspapers, effectively silencing critical voices.
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