outage
Example Sentences
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It turns out, a power outage hit the area, affecting the hotel’s WiFi.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Tatis’s power outage is especially weird because, while homers have slowed since the record highs at the end of last decade, this is still a historically easy time to hit one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The first power outage, prosecutors say, was caused by a loose wire in a switchboard.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The outage affected major institutions including Columbia University, Princeton University, Rutgers University and the University of California network, according to reporting from multiple university statements.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
At first, I thought it was another annoying power outage; we’d been having them every day.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
Vocabulary lists containing outage
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