Fail
Shut down
Shut down verb - Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
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Records was losing money, and the company was almost shut down—but fortunately, it was given one more chance to fail.
Source: Creator / Warner Bros. Records -
There is an optional rule that, if you get three engine hits, there is a chance that the engine will fail to shut down in time.
Source: Chunky Salsa Rule -
In The Avengers, Selvig created a fail-safe in Loki's portal that enabled it to be shut down, even though he was deep under Loki's control.
Source: Fighting from the Inside
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