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Recent Examples of brownout
During past brownouts, including amid the Great Recession, the seven trucks saw their service calls more than triple, Olyer said.
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Aside from the economic argument, new renewable power systems–particularly solar–have also helped prevent brownouts from California to Texas to New England.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Sometimes those spikes can ask too much of the grid and lead to brownouts or blackouts.
—Johanna Mathieu, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
The city’s fire department, which also overspends its budget, saw two fire stations temporarily close, with more brownouts expected in February.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Aside from the economic argument, new renewable power systems–particularly solar–have also helped prevent brownouts from California to Texas to New England.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Sometimes those spikes can ask too much of the grid and lead to brownouts or blackouts.
—Johanna Mathieu, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
The city’s fire department, which also overspends its budget, saw two fire stations temporarily close, with more brownouts expected in February.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownout
Noun
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Add blackout curtains, blinds, or shades to west and south-facing rooms that don't have them.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Soundproof windows and blackout curtains assure that infants and toddlers can nap without the sounds of whizzing emergency vehicles and everyone else can sleep soundly.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first four episodes of Season 2 stream at midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 6.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Here’s the problem: The authorization is set to expire at midnight on Sept. 30.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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