outage
Example Sentences
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Estonia's government said a second telecoms cable connecting it to Finland also suffered an outage on Wednesday.
From BBC
Pensioner Neonila said Ukrainians had "adapted" to the power outages, living by candlelight and with flashlights on their phones.
From Barron's
Eurostar passengers are braced for more possible disruption, after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused travel chaos for thousands of people on Tuesday.
From BBC
More than 6,500 users reported outages shortly after 7 a.m.
Eurostar has cancelled all trains out of London towards Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels until further notice after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused major disruption.
From BBC
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