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DISCO
 n.— «Senior officials of different power distribution companies (DISCOs) also termed the current loadshedding unprecedented, especially in rural areas, and said the present shortage was a catastrophe in Pepco’s history.» —“People in dark about outages schedule” in Lahore The News International (Karachi, Pakistan) Dec. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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