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- noun Alternative spelling of
blackout .
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Examples
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At first, they thought she had committed suicide but police found text messages on her phone and in her MSN account which indicated she had been playing the "choking game" also known as the "black-out" or "knock-out" game.
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Have you had a black-out where you had a hard time recalling the night before?
Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: 8 Illusions About Needing A Drink Ph.D. Robert Leahy 2011
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A third offense can lead to legal proceedings and a one-year Internet connection black-out.
All Eyes on France as Officials Enforce New Antipiracy Law Max Colchester 2010
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And the limitations on black-out dates etc. means that people can't even use them exactly when they want, and they may not fly much at other times when they could use them.
Pseudo-currency, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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"We never assumed there'd be some type of black-out overnight."
Online Poker Players Face Big Life Changes Alexandra Berzon 2011
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Have you had a black-out where you had a hard time recalling the night before?
Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: 8 Illusions About Needing A Drink Ph.D. Robert Leahy 2011
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I am self-imposing a personal media black-out for these months, not commenting on the news and political developments in the first quarter of this fraught election year.
Jim Wallis: A Time to Go Deeper Jim Wallis 2012
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In the wake of the Australia-England dispute, cricket authorities who govern the game decided to require completely blind players to wear black-out glasses during play.
Pakistan's Cricketers Rule the Blind Game Nicolas Brulliard 2011
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I am self-imposing a personal media black-out for these months, not commenting on the news and political developments in the first quarter of this fraught election year.
Jim Wallis: A Time to Go Deeper Jim Wallis 2012
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The independent investigation, which was conducted by the law firm Homburger, found weaknesses in the company's internal processes, and highlighted that Sonova's top managers failed to issue a timely black-out period for trading in Sonova shares and options in the run-up to the company's profit warning.
Sonova Executives Resign After Insider Trading Case Goran Mijuk 2011
bilby commented on the word black-out
I can see pretty well in the dark.
August 28, 2008