"closes" can be used correctly in written English.
It is the third-person singular form of the verb "to close" and can be used in the present tense, e.g. "She closes the door every morning."
Related: Newspoll closes as News Corp Australia replaces 150 staff with 'robopoll' But the publisher of Mumbrella, Tim Burrowes, whose media and marketing website tracks industry changes, says the succession of bad news for News Corp is more a sign of the end of the financial year than of the end of newspapers.
As the transfer window closes on Monday, time is running out for Arsène Wenger to strengthen his squad before the phase with the manager admitting he needs reinforcements quickly, although he did bring in Mathieu Flamini on Thursday on a free transfer.
Celtic are tonight set to complete deals to bring three players to Parkhead before the transfer window closes: Edson Braafheid, Ivan Ramis and Diomansy Kamara.
He was particularly excited about seeing respected electronica giants Faithless, who will warm up the Pyramid stage before Stevie Wonder closes the festival on Sunday evening.
Do like the longshoremen from the nearby docks and get there early: John's closes at 3pm in the week and 4pm on Saturdays.
Updated at 5.02pm AEST Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 4.54pm AEST07:54 Garrett closes on China.
We have meetings before a piece closes where the editor, author, fact-checker and proofreader sit down together and, occasionally, I will think something is wrong that the author wants.
The hotel closes on 5 October and reopens on 15 May 2012, 020-8133 3930, ibizarocks.com/hotel Standing in a wild, primitive landscape, Joshua Tree offered an escape for rock stars from the pressures of LA's scrutinising glare.
My throat closes up and I get sweaty palms and I start feeling light-headed, dry-mouthed.
Oscar voting closes on 17 February, a week after the Baftas, and it is the performances the big stars deliver tonight which could be the ones that lead voters to tick, or not tick, in the appropriate box.
The modern art museum closes in January for several years of detailed work by Chipperfield's team.
