outage

Example Sentences

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Rastin, who also studies computer science, told AP the end of the outage was "100% a positive thing".

From BBC • May 27, 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

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