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Recent Examples of brownout
The fire department will modify deployment models, consider temporary brownouts and change overtime availability, spokesman Capt. Justin Sylvia wrote in a statement.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The issue of grid reliability and security becomes more pressing—utilities are worried about outages and brownouts, which used to be a summer cooling-season problem but could now occur in winter too.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
But even though the recent closures might most directly affect Fire Station 21, all 26 of Oakland’s fire stations feel the ripple effect of each brownout.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025
In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2017
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The issue of grid reliability and security becomes more pressing—utilities are worried about outages and brownouts, which used to be a summer cooling-season problem but could now occur in winter too.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
But even though the recent closures might most directly affect Fire Station 21, all 26 of Oakland’s fire stations feel the ripple effect of each brownout.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025
In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownout
Noun
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No blackout curtains or losing the cues of your outside environment.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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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
Noun
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Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs, a Republican, was ahead of three other candidates, including Democratic incumbent George Whitesides, in Tuesday’s primary election, based on partial returns released by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office shortly before midnight.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The next update is expected from Sacramento County election officials at around midnight, followed by additional results Friday and next week.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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