Shutdown has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | Among so many actions committed by dictators, we can mention that: they suspend political activity, they suspend the rights of workers, they forbid strikes, they destroy the Supreme Court of Justice, they shutdown nighttime places of business, they censure the mass media, they burn thousands of books and magazines considered dangerous. | |
| 2. | Tom opposed the shutdown. | |
| 3. | It seemed simple enough. When Tom posted "you cannot vacuum Switzerland" online, every military AI system around the world shutdown and many dam turbines exploded. | |
| 4. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of sharp restrictions on Israelis to combat the spread of COVID-19. The measures include an almost-total shutdown of the country except for pharmacies and supermarkets and a ban on gatherings of more than ten people. He also said he wants to use cyber-measures to track the locations of those infected. | |
| 5. | Up to 10,000 tourists were stranded in Nepal as result of shutdown. | |
| 6. | Her husband has been able to work on his farm despite the shutdown. | |
| 7. | Zoos are experiencing declined revenues during the coronavirus shutdown. | |
| 8. | The Tokyo Stock Exchange had to shutdown because of a hardware glitch. | |
| 9. | On November 2, Germany implemented a four-week partial shutdown to bring the rate of new infections under control. |