blackout
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What followed over the next several days was an almost total blackout of the president’s speech across Fox’s airwaves.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bisignano wasn’t subject to the blackout rule because he had already resigned, a person familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
His body will not be overruled by a blackout blind.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
A nationwide blackout in October 2024 left the entire country dark for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Bep and Miep went grocery shopping with our ration coupons, Father worked on our blackout screens, we scrubbed the kitchen floor, and were once again busy from sunup to sundown.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
In both of last week's blackouts, it took more than 24 hours to restore power across the island of 9.6 million people, a process made slower and more complex by fuel shortages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The risk of blackouts is still considered small.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
All obstacles we have described—from the opinion-release blackouts to the ongoing mysteries of judicial travel to the unsigned midnight orders on the shadow docket—are avoidable.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fuel supplies into the city have been cut off and internet blackouts have also been reported.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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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