blackout

Example Sentences

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Charter picked up more than 14,000 video subscribers from the blackout, a company spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time he pledged to reform Gabon, a small, oil- and timber-rich country, where digital blackouts were used by the previous governments to control information.

From BBC

This can allow them to sell stock during blackout periods and skirt stock-sale rules that would otherwise apply to corporate insiders.

From Barron's

There are daily blackouts and widespread food shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal

A State Department official said the department supports a range of tools, including VPNs and other technology, to help Iranians stay online through internet restrictions and blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal