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blackout

[blak-out] / ˈblækˌaʊt /
NOUN
temporary unconsciousness
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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

The MLB blackout policies are not negotiated with the union.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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

Iran is enduring its longest internet blackout, lasting nearly three months, with connectivity at 1% to 2% of total capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Granny had been taking an afternoon nap in the front room and hadn’t noticed the blackout at all.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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