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Recent Examples of blackouts
The cause may be different, but the blackouts Cuba is now experiencing are not new.
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Luisa Blanco, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The urgency of the rescue package is underscored by the African Development Bank’s latest industrial rankings, which placed Morocco ahead of South Africa for the first time since 2010 following rolling power blackouts and weak supply chains.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The United States has maintained a near-total blockade that has resulted in extreme fuel shortages and daily power blackouts on the island.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Many Cubans are enduring frequent, long blackouts and are unable to get to work or travel almost anywhere.
—Dulce Suarez, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The country, which ran out of oil in the middle of May, has been experiencing 24- to 30-hour-long blackouts regularly.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
In Cuba, anger has been growing at the government over the blackouts and decades of mismanagement of the economy.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Most recently, Cuba's aging power grid has collapsed, prompting major blackouts in Havana and elsewhere.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
Jost then turned to how Cuba has seen blackouts due to the collapse of its power grid, as well as an oil shortage.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Luisa Blanco, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The urgency of the rescue package is underscored by the African Development Bank’s latest industrial rankings, which placed Morocco ahead of South Africa for the first time since 2010 following rolling power blackouts and weak supply chains.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The United States has maintained a near-total blockade that has resulted in extreme fuel shortages and daily power blackouts on the island.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Many Cubans are enduring frequent, long blackouts and are unable to get to work or travel almost anywhere.
—Dulce Suarez, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The country, which ran out of oil in the middle of May, has been experiencing 24- to 30-hour-long blackouts regularly.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
In Cuba, anger has been growing at the government over the blackouts and decades of mismanagement of the economy.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Most recently, Cuba's aging power grid has collapsed, prompting major blackouts in Havana and elsewhere.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
Jost then turned to how Cuba has seen blackouts due to the collapse of its power grid, as well as an oil shortage.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackouts
Noun
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The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.—
John Biggs,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The Catskills have long been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 May 2026
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At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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