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Blackout

/blˈæˌkaʊt/
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(noun) A temporary loss of consciousness.

Put out the candle. The blackout is over.
Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The whole city suffered a ____ after the powerful lightning strike.

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