outage

Example Sentences

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The vehicles have to be charged -- a constant headache in a city battling power outages of up to 12 hours a day, due to a lack of fuel for generating stations.

From Barron's

Coinbase’s results also came on a day when there was an outage on its site, with some customers briefly unable to buy, sell or transfer on the exchange.

From MarketWatch

The results also come on a day when there was an outage on Coinbase’s site, with some customers “unable to buy, sell, transfer” on the exchange.

From MarketWatch

Prolonged disruptions at Kazakhstan’s main export terminal and a power outage at its largest oil field further tightened light crude markets early in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Basically, there was a big drop in power outages during the latest quarter compared with the previous year, which has reduced demand among homeowners for generators.

From MarketWatch