shake-ups

noun

plural of shake-up
as in shakeouts

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  1. closings
  2. shutdowns
  3. firings
Noun
  • But delays in natural gas closings could dwarf the renewable progress Pritzker says has been made.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Year-to-date, closings trail 2025 by 5%, and that gap keeps widening.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of closings
Noun
  • Because the core carries more energy, power plants can stretch the intervals between mandatory refueling shutdowns.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the recent alarm stems from AI labs’ own stress tests—and their, at times, tardy or less-than-fulsome disclosures—in which frontier models are pushed to deceive, break rules, or resist shutdowns.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
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  • The Netflix layoffs included other high-profile firings, like head of film Dan Lin, though his exit had been rumored for some time.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Thursday's lawsuit cites public comments made by top Justice Department officials and the president directed toward the plaintiffs as evidence the firings were motivated by political animus.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of firings
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