outage
Example Sentences
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A mass robotaxi outage in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic, sparking renewed debate around the safety of driverless vehicles.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The outage is not the first time self-driving cars have faced technical difficulties.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
A prolonged outage in Qatar is set to reinforce the U.S.’s status as the leading exporter of liquefied natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The latest blackout was due to an outage in a generating unit at one of the country's eight thermoelectric plants, triggering a domino effect in the system, according to authorities.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
