outage
Example Sentences
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The outage is not the first time self-driving cars have faced technical difficulties.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
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
The U.S., the world’s largest producer of the gas, is more insulated for now, though analysts say a prolonged Qatari outage would hit it hard, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“If this refinery sees a major multi-week outage, that would certainly be bad news for the refinery and for global prices,” De Haan said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
I hated that my experiment had caused a power outage.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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