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Recent Examples of blackouts
The electrical grid is disintegrating, with hours-long blackouts common across the island.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The storm caused brief blackouts in two Brentwood neighborhoods — Shadow Lakes and Brentwood Hills, said Brentwood Vice Mayor Pa’tanisha Pierson.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Protests erupted in Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba and other cities last year, after days of hours-long blackouts and acute food shortages.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Last year Anisimov designed the official uniforms for Ukraine’s Paralympic Team, a project carried out amid blackouts.
—Finbarr Toesland, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Rolling blackouts, water scarcity, and economic barriers strip away these options.
—Elfatih Eltahir, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
McCool compared the potential impact to the cellular blackouts that followed the September 11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing, when networks collapsed under strain.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Binges and blackouts got longer, and the physical and mental health symptoms got more severe.
—Jonathan Hunt-Glassman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Central Mexico is quickly becoming the country's data center capital, but the region is also prone to droughts and blackouts, The Guardian reports, two issues data centers will likely exacerbate.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The storm caused brief blackouts in two Brentwood neighborhoods — Shadow Lakes and Brentwood Hills, said Brentwood Vice Mayor Pa’tanisha Pierson.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Protests erupted in Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba and other cities last year, after days of hours-long blackouts and acute food shortages.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Last year Anisimov designed the official uniforms for Ukraine’s Paralympic Team, a project carried out amid blackouts.
—Finbarr Toesland, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Rolling blackouts, water scarcity, and economic barriers strip away these options.
—Elfatih Eltahir, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
McCool compared the potential impact to the cellular blackouts that followed the September 11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing, when networks collapsed under strain.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Binges and blackouts got longer, and the physical and mental health symptoms got more severe.
—Jonathan Hunt-Glassman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Central Mexico is quickly becoming the country's data center capital, but the region is also prone to droughts and blackouts, The Guardian reports, two issues data centers will likely exacerbate.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackouts
swims
Noun
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Walkers can hike and birdwatch in El Estrecho Natural Park, follow serene reservoirs and streams in Los Alcornocales Nature Reserve, or take the two-hour Benahavís River Walk, a mix of rock scrambles, swims, and crystal-clear pools.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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In celebration, the Illinois Athletic Association hosted several open water swims.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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