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“They can’t black out the whole country,” Kolisnyk said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

Not because I black out and instantly transform into an immature child anytime a person starts talking about feces, but apples.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2024

But Murdaugh’s attorneys said FBI agents can just black out any information they don’t want to make public while leaving the bulk of the statements available so people can judge the allegations themselves.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2024

"The acoustics were weird because it was designed as a church so there was a slight acoustic delay. It was so big and there was no black out so we were performing in broad daylight."

From BBC Feb. 19, 2024

It is almost as if I am somewhere else for the moment and I simply black out the part of me that feels emotion.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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