Secure
To shut
Both terms in one sentence
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In the GDI campaign, Nod attacks Hammerfest in an attempt to secure their Disruptor sonic crystals, and Mack has to shut down Nod's Tiberium-based missiles and main Banshee launch base.
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They have a very just cause in trying to shut down an identity theft ring, but their tactic (arresting an innocent woman who has resided in the US for decades and threatening her with deportation in order to secure the cooperation of her son and daughter) is quite morally dubious.
Source: Series / The Good Wife
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