blackout

Another anecdotal story: my dad was at a party at Windows of the World during the 1977 blackout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

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

And although she doesn’t say anything, I know Alyssa is just as freaked by the blackout as Garrett is.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The 27,000 residents that remain in Mene Grande contend with chronic blackouts and crumbling infrastructure, with some of the wells better fit for a museum than a working oil field.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In a televised address on Tuesday night, Barrow acknowledged the hardship caused by the blackouts but warned protesters against damaging public infrastructure, saying it would only worsen the disruption and divert money towards repairs.

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

It wouldn’t hurt to have another one, he thought, in case the blackouts continued.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer