face closure

Frequency: 6.89.4 per million words

To be confronted with the possibility of being shut down.

closureVERB + NOUN (closing of a place)

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face

Examples (10)

  • Several schools face eventual closure.
  • The small independent bookstore might face closure due to rising rent.
  • Without government funding, the rural hospital would face closure.
  • Last year, many businesses in the town faced closure because of the economic downturn.
  • The steel plant will face closure if it fails to meet new environmental standards.
  • After years of declining profits, the company is now facing closure.
  • How many more libraries will have to face closure before the council takes action?
  • The historic theater could face closure unless a new buyer is found soon.
  • The factory is facing imminent closure due to a lack of skilled workers.
  • The newspaper had to face closure after failing to adapt to the digital age.