downtime
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Truckers say they cannot compete with diesel rivals because electric rigs face higher operating costs and more charging downtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
However, manufacturing activity retreated for the first time in four months, in part thanks to unplanned downtime at a petroleum refinery in southwestern Ontario that resulted in lower output of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
He said it had reduced Llanwern's UK market to just 25% and meant that workers were having a lot of downtime with production lines that are not constantly running.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the combat happens in short spurts, allowing a fair amount of downtime for recuperation, conversation and enjoyment of the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
My mother and sister are home for 18:00—Reflection, a half hour of downtime before dinner.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
“We’re going to see a traffic jam of patch releases and system downtimes as companies try to apply these patches.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Greg Becker, SVB’s chief executive, was given to enthusiastic pronouncements on the prospects of start-ups and tech firms, even in recent downtimes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
But toy sales tend to be resilient in downtimes because parents do not want to disappoint their children, said Linda Bolton Weiser, an analyst with D.A.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Undersupply of semiconductors is leading to production downtimes in the car industry and many other industrial sectors.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2021
He’s shorthanded because only three of the 12 servers he laid off during the downtimes have returned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
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