dimout
Example Sentences
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But the dimout proved only a flicker less black than the blackout.
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The Administration is studying the idea of conserving coal by issuing a national dimout order.
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Even before the President's call for a blackout, Detroit Mayor Roman S. Gribbs had ordered a "dimout" of Christmas lighting, and has been severely criticized for it.
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The only night games affected by the sea-coast dimout are those held at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field and Manhattan's Polo Grounds, where the Dodgers and Giants now play at twilight instead.
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Clearest indication of the dimout is the unpublicized decision to change plans for Evita's mausoleum.
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