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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

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

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




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