blackout
Example Sentences
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Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.
From Los Angeles Times
Cubans have endured regular blackouts that can last more than 20 hours, with two nationwide outages last week alone.
From Barron's
The country has suffered three major blackouts this month, leaving 10 million people without power for days at a time.
From Salon
The country has suffered seven nationwide blackouts since 2024 -- two of them only this past week -- due to an aging thermoelectric plants and a shortage of oil.
From Barron's
The country has suffered seven nationwide blackouts since 2024 -- two of them this past week -- due to aging thermoelectric plants and oil shortages.
From Barron's
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