blackout
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Fed officials are now in their blackout period, and will make no public comments on interest-rate policy until their meeting on June 16-17.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
In order to resolve the blackout problem, Caplin said the league hopes to sell a national media package that would eliminate the need to preserve local broadcast territories.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
She said one message from an uncle that had come out of Iran during the blackout had been him wishing himself happy birthday on her behalf.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
A widow in her 70s, she said that when her husband died recently, a blackout in her neighbourhood meant she had to sit with his body for hours before it could be moved.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
We stick close to the walls as we approach, but the frenzy from the blackout compels the guards to rush from their posts to secure the Mess and the Hub.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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