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shut

[shuht] / ʃʌt /


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The model developer has since shut off access to both systems to all customers to ensure compliance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

But in December 2018, the Weekly Standard shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

As some AI firms go public, China is shut out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

It will run on recovered fuel from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II, which was shut down in 1994 following a policy pivot and subsequent congressional defunding.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Please shut the door on your way out.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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