outage

In one example, a power outage in 2025 delayed progress for 141 days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I don’t have any radar,” a Newark controller told a flight crew during the outage, “and I can’t protect you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

A major outage at Australia's largest telecommunications company has led to cancelled train services, left thousands of customers without mobile coverage, and sparked an investigation into emergency calls that were not connected.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

One 2024 analysis estimated that losing GPS for one day could cost the U.S. economy more than $1.6 billion, while a month-long outage could approach $60 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

With his oiled-back hair and his smooth preacher voice intact, he leaned in close to his bible and kept chugging along, completely unfazed by the power outage.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

SEW warned in its annual report this week that it needed to secure fresh financing to stay afloat after taking a £55m hit from outages over the winter.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Trappings of modern life are disappearing, with routine power outages leaving many Cubans without running water or refrigeration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The venue had power outages before due to electrical problems, so he had assumed it was just another power glitch.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Some rural areas are plunged into darkness for up to 70 hours at a time, while urban areas have seen planned outages of up to 30 hours.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Of course, the problem with getting haircuts in the trading center was the frequent power outages that plagued the country.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba