outage
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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
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
"We have our earthquake machine... Now we have to play with the parameters," said Frederic Massin, a French seismologist and technical expert, as he studied his screen for clues to what had caused the outage.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Believing the outage was evidence of the Martian invasion, some townspeople packed up their families to escape into the mountains.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing outage
This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for April 24–April 30, 2021
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