outage
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The outage was particularly disruptive for Ford, which uses aluminum for the body of the F-150 pickup truck, America’s bestselling vehicle for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The safety concern is that, during an outage, this auxiliary electricity source could endanger electricians or utility workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Saying we are worried, look at my face, I am worried you are going to face an outage."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In December 2025, a large power outage in San Francisco led Waymo taxis to stop working around the city, causing significant disruption.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
I explained that the phone had accidentally dropped onto the kitchen floor while I’d been talking to Thomas, but left out the part about the exploding grapes causing a power outage.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing outage
This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for April 24–April 30, 2021
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