blackout
Example Sentences
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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
"There was a complete blackout, and smoke had spread everywhere," he said.
From BBC • May 23, 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
She says “Awesome” with a smile so dazzling, it could power the entire school during a blackout.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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