outage
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And in April, a mass Apollo Go robotaxi outage in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic.
From BBC • May 13, 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
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
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for April 24–April 30, 2021
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for February 9–February 15, 2025
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