blackout
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Cable architecture allows traffic to be rerouted, so a cut would not cause a total blackout.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Fed’s blackout period begins Sept. 5, silencing policymakers until the day after the meeting ends.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 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
Holly selected a blackout suit from the rack, pulling it on over her jumpsuit.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Residents have reported blackouts lasting up to 17 hours.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Hoare admitted the "information blackouts" could be challenging but she praised the support the Navy provides for those who are missing their loved ones.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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
At night, regular blackouts plunged it into an infernally bleak darkness.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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