dimout
Example Sentences
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After 14 to 18 months of dimout, cities along the East, West and Gulf Coasts were told to relax and light up�but not too much.
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Last week, for the second time in 178 years, the dimout regulations doused the light again.
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Even before the President's call for a blackout, Detroit Mayor Roman S. Gribbs had ordered a "dimout" of Christmas lighting, and has been severely criticized for it.
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Last week the greatly grumbled-at East and West Coast dimout was making at least a few people happy.
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The wartime dimout was back in Washington, Philadelphia and some other cities.
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