blackout

Interior Minister Armin Schuster has admitted it could have led to a regional blackout, but he has warned against jumping to conclusions.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Rubner, meanwhile, took note of the lull in the earnings-report calendar, the typically restrained activity by retail investors during September and the pre-earnings blackout period that will block corporate share buybacks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Managers are expecting a work blackout in November when employees who’ve waited 13 years for a new “Grand Theft Auto” installment take an unofficial holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Finn pointed to instances of autonomous vehicles blocking first responders and a blackout in San Francisco last year that caused Waymo taxis to stall and get stuck in the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Somehow, having Frank with her during the blackout had helped.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Since June the tiny west African nation has been hobbled by prolonged blackouts, which have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, right at the peak of the hot season.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

His comments follow protests on Monday night in the capital Banjul and surrounding areas over blackouts that residents say have sometimes lasted up to 48 hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

People have developed workarounds, like using car batteries to provide emergency power during blackouts, Yang said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The fees were so steep that other pay-TV providers, including Cox, Dish Network and, for many years, DirecTV, refused to carry the Dodgers channel — leading to one of the longest blackouts in sports TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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