blackout
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Dr Matt Bothwell, from Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy, is among many stargazers heading to northern Spain, which is due to experience the full blackout on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
That’s also as earnings continue to surprise on the upside, valuations are getting more attractive and corporate-buyback demand is set to pick up as blackout windows expire, Rubner added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
What followed over the next several days was an almost total blackout of the president’s speech across Fox’s airwaves.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Treasurys fell, sending yields higher in a quiet week for U.S. economic data and Fed speakers, with policymakers in a blackout period ahead of next Wednesday’s interest-rate decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Windows along each street are shuttered tight and blackout shades drawn.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
For more than a decade, Cox has refused to carry the channel, owned by the Dodgers organization, because of its high license fee — leading to one of the television industry’s longest blackouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Chinese-provided solar panels have popped up across the country, offering an unlikely bright spot for a power grid plagued by fuel shortages, crumbling infrastructure and near-daily blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The solar push accelerated after a series of nationwide blackouts in 2024, in part because Cuba’s imports of crude oil from Venezuela collapsed, said Ricardo Torres Pérez, a Cuban economist at American University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
India ranked second worldwide in internet shutdowns last year, according to Access Now monitor, including localised blackouts during protests, conflict and communal violence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I know how to stay hidden. Just take care of yourself. The closer you get to Alaska... I’m not sure if it’ll make the blackouts better or worse.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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