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Along with the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay announced that it would shut for the weekend and tourists like Washington, who didn’t bother with Eiffel Tower tickets, are staying away from major sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Eleven journalists have been jailed in the past two months and several media outlets shut down, according to the Turkish Journalists' Union.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
“After that, I couldn’t get him to shut up. Great guy, great player and I miss him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"If Starlink is shut down, it's good to have another way to stay connected, but it won't be enough for strikes or interceptions, at this stage."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Please shut the door on your way out.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
He never shuts up on the court, but he’s a man of few words off of it, low-key and community-minded and in the top 1% of patient autograph-givers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In healthy immune cells, BCL6 attaches to DNA and temporarily shuts down genes that would normally stop cell growth or initiate cell death.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“That impact would be significant. If we did have a strike, essentially the 777 certification program shuts down until we get the engineers back. And it will have a ripple effect even into our production.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Everton simply must sign a recognised right-back before the window shuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Then she sticks that spider in the cell with the egg and shuts it up tight.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
For example, take Anthropic’s policy of shutting down abusive conversations, which appeals to machine-welfare advocates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
A former Greek-lifer makes the case for shutting the whole system down.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
The El Niño has also affected transit, temporarily shutting down the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner along the San Clemente coastline last month during high tides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"This suggests that this compound can selectively dampen escalated social conflict rather than shutting down behavior altogether."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
I shrug, and he steps inside, shutting the door behind him.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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