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Recent Examples of brownout
The city’s fire department, which also overspends its budget, saw two fire stations temporarily close, with more brownouts expected in February.
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Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Rolling brownouts — where electricity is intentionally cut to certain areas to prevent total blackouts — are becoming more likely.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
The department expects to save roughly $5 million from the two brownouts and another $10 million from an additional four temporary closures next month, part of the city’s attempt to reel in a crippling budget deficit.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
With power plants retiring, more data centers are projected to be built, and electrification growing, officials said there is the potential for rolling blackouts and brownouts if this transmission line isn’t built.
—Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Rolling brownouts — where electricity is intentionally cut to certain areas to prevent total blackouts — are becoming more likely.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
The department expects to save roughly $5 million from the two brownouts and another $10 million from an additional four temporary closures next month, part of the city’s attempt to reel in a crippling budget deficit.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
With power plants retiring, more data centers are projected to be built, and electrification growing, officials said there is the potential for rolling blackouts and brownouts if this transmission line isn’t built.
—Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownout
Noun
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In April, 2024, for instance, Nigeria’s electrical grid had its fifth blackout of the year.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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At least seven deaths have been attributed to the blackout, which lasted only a few hours.—
Jane Menton,
New York Daily News,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Dispatchers received a call just after midnight about a suspect in a hit-and-run collision on the U.S. 60 near Tempe.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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In Kerrville, where local officials have come under scrutiny about the warnings given to residents, authorities went door-to-door to some homes after midnight Sunday to alert people that flooding was again possible.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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