outage
Example Sentences
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A production outage is expected to ripple through depleted U.S. aluminum stocks in the coming months, further putting pressure on prices—which have already been battered by tariff challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
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
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
Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
