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Noun
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Restaurants close all the time around here, so much so that rounding up these closings is a regular feature in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026 -
Ramp closings are posted for other lakes on the Catawba chain.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
Noun
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There are currently 13 ongoing shutdowns worldwide.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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Government shutdowns, foreign wars and disruptive intrusions into state economies and affairs have led to chaos in our energy markets.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Resignations, firings and transfers reduced the 36-person section to two.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
1 May 2026
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The distinguished scientists and engineers who made up the National Science Board did not know the firings were coming.—
Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Shake-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake-ups. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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