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outage

[au-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
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On social media, a number of users have criticised the company over the outage - saying it left them unable to access funds, make payments or contact customer support.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Over 1,500 users flagged issues with the app on platform outage monitor Downdetector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Platform outage monitor Downdetector had seen more than 1,500 user reports of issues with Revolut services shortly after 08:00 BST.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Roughly 4 million barrels a day—around 4% of global supply—were flowing through it before the pipeline outage earlier this month, analysts estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

It also suggests having a FM radio for updates during outages, and writing down the frequencies of any national or local radio stations you use for news.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He said his computer system had been down since Wednesday morning, and while he has experienced outages before, they have not lasted this long.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Valencia-Canyon game has been moved to 4 p.m. at Canyon High on Friday due to possible power outages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A night before, an attack sparked a fire at a Yandex facility in the Ryazan region, causing major outages that affected transport and e-commerce platforms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

I’d suffered the aftereffects, of course—power outages across the camp, White Noise when the camp controllers thought one of them had done it on purpose.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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