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dimout

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as in blackout

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Recent Examples of dimout In 1942 and 1943, the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. — CNN, 15 Dec. 2021

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When the government raised fuel prices by 50% in 2019, nationwide protests quickly escalated into broader anti-government unrest and were met with a sweeping security crackdown and an internet blackout.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
The actual effect was a global blackout of the company's most capable models, for nearly three weeks, until the government lifted the order on June 30.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
The most productive viewing generally comes after midnight, when Earth’s rotation turns observers into the incoming stream of comet debris.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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