dimout
Example Sentences
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Last week, for the second time in 178 years, the dimout regulations doused the light again.
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Floodlights and neon signs were doused in Cairo, blue dimout paint was smeared onto auto headlights and plate-glass windows.
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For three days a delivery strike had imposed a news dimout on the biggest newspaper town in the nation, completely shutting off distribution of all Greater New York's leading dailies.*
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But the dimout proved only a flicker less black than the blackout.
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After 14 to 18 months of dimout, cities along the East, West and Gulf Coasts were told to relax and light up�but not too much.
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