blackout
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It was the third complete blackout on the Caribbean island since early July and the fifth since the start of 2026.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Wegner on Friday admitted that his "communication" about the day had been "rubbish" but he defended the city's response to the blackout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
An influx of 58.5 gigawatts of new resources, dominated by solar and battery storage, has reduced the widespread blackout risks the country faced in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
This scenario was behind a massive blackout in 2003 in North America.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
An air raid blackout signal system, details of which can be found elsewhere in this edition, was established.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
In both of last week's blackouts, it took more than 24 hours to restore power across the island of 9.6 million people, a process made slower and more complex by fuel shortages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
All obstacles we have described—from the opinion-release blackouts to the ongoing mysteries of judicial travel to the unsigned midnight orders on the shadow docket—are avoidable.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Wednesday, causing widespread electrical blackouts and cutoffs of gas supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The solution, says Samaras: Use artificial intelligence to reroute power for maximum efficiency, eking out extra performance to avoid blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 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
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