Word: shut
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...pens and tongues of contumely were arrested. Mocking mouths were shut. Even righteous protestation hushed its clamor, as when, having striven manfully in single combat, a high-helmed champion is stricken by Jove's bolt and the two snarling armies stand at sudden gaze, astonished and bereft a moment of their rancor...
...which pools the resources of the Harvard and Smithsonian observatories and operated Oak Hill, decided to shut down operations after a report recommended a three-year phase-out two years ago. In June, though, the closure date was abruptly moved up, terminating several projects that were planned...
Multiple astronomers said that light pollution—outside light from nearby cities that limits the visibility of the night sky—was not a factor in the decision to shut down the telescope...
Just then, the music starts. In an instant, the adolescent mob is transformed into a congregation. All heads turn toward the worship band, a lo-fi rock combo of 13- and 14-year-olds led by middle school minister Brian Dietz, 28. Many kids shut their eyes, some sway from side to side and sing along with the rock ballad. "Open the eyes of my heart, Lord," they sing. "I want...
...week's end, authorities said the floods had killed 370 people in Bombay and about 900 across Maharashtra state, and had caused some $230 million worth of damage. The storm effectively shut down the city of 16 million. Power and telephone lines were severed. Without staff or customers, stores closed. Trains and buses stopped running, and planes were grounded because the international airport was flooded. Streets stayed blocked for days by vehicles whose drivers had abandoned them. If Bombay really is the business capital of the next big economy, asked the city's stranded businessmen, how come the entire infrastructure...