shuttering
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka has declared weekly public holidays to curb fuel use, shuttering schools and offices one day each week while tightening rationing.
From Barron's
With wine consumption down, major California wine companies are laying off workers and shuttering production facilities.
From Los Angeles Times
In recent months, Meta has been shuttering its metaverse initiatives that were under its Reality Labs division, instead concentrating resources on more mainstream AI.
From MarketWatch
Plus-size retail chain Torrid is shuttering nearly a third of its stores as it grapples with sliding sales.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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