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- noun Plural form of
blackout .
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Examples
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We have what we call blackouts, which are one-hit jokes that you do during a show.
unknown title 2009
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This has increased the cost of electricity resulting in blackouts and brownouts.
OPEC and Global Warming, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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There is a serious shortage of electrical power, resulting in short-term blackouts that ensure that no one (outside the government, I presume) is entirely spared.
Howard Schweber: Pakistan's Contradictions -- the View From Lahore 2010
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There is a serious shortage of electrical power, resulting in short-term blackouts that ensure that no one (outside the government, I presume) is entirely spared.
Howard Schweber: Pakistan's Contradictions -- the View From Lahore 2010
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A public phonecam blog devoted to mobile snapshots of the 08-14-03 east coast power blackouts is now here.
Boing Boing 2003
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Long-term blackouts due to things like storms causing trees to fall on power lines will become a quaint memory of old technology.
CNET News.com 2011
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There is a serious shortage of electrical power, resulting in short-term blackouts that ensures that no one (outside the government, I presume) is entirely spared.
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In addition, if done right, SMALLER storage would be useful for areas that suffer from long term blackouts AND would encourage small size businesses ..
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In addition, if done right, SMALLER storage would be useful for areas that suffer from long term blackouts AND would encourage small size businesses ..
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About a year after his return, McBee began to notice a change in his personality, including what he describes as "blackouts" - periods of time he couldn't account for.
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