Plant
Plant verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
Shut
Shut verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Both words in one sentence
- Justified because it's a sabotage assault on a superweapon, and you need your demolitions expert to plant the bombs, your tech guy to shut down enemy systems, etc.
Source: Required Party Member - Several times Mr Burns has either shut down or drastically scaled back the plant and each time the town has fallen into a recession almost instantly.
Source: Dying Town -
In addition, his isolation was a result of him doing his job competantly, resulting in the plant having to be shut down until it's brought up to code, resulting in costing alot of people their jobs.
Source: Intelligence Equals Isolation
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