outage

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Videos on social media have documented the outage, with one appearing to show it resulting in a highway collision, although police said no injuries had been reported and passengers exited their vehicles safely.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In December 2025, a large power outage in San Francisco led Waymo taxis to stop working around the city, causing huge traffic jams.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Further tightening the market, an outage at Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG facility in Western Australia has removed additional supply, increasing Europe’s vulnerability to external shocks, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“What matters now is not only the volume lost, but the precedent set. Once critical Gulf energy infrastructure is seen as vulnerable, buyers will price that risk for longer than the initial outage itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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