blackout
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As the lights flickered back on, baptism in blackout over, one attendee quipped that the show was now, officially, "very authentic".
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
For example, corporations are mostly in their earnings blackout periods, but the share-buyback period begins to reopen on Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
But within hours of their gathering, Cuba had descended into its sixth nationwide blackout this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Another anecdotal story: my dad was at a party at Windows of the World during the 1977 blackout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hannie had put the blackout screen back up when we went back to bed, so I took it down, opened the window and looked out.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
In blackouts, EV owners often do better than their friends and neighbors with regular cars for local driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Rolling blackouts disrupt industry while new oil exports crash to zero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 27,000 residents that remain in Mene Grande contend with chronic blackouts and crumbling infrastructure, with some of the wells better fit for a museum than a working oil field.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The tiny West African country has endured persistent blackouts since June, with outages becoming longer and more frequent during the current hot season as soaring temperatures drive up electricity demand.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
During blackouts, gang members also painted anti-Nazi slogans on ruined walls: “Down with Hitler!”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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