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outage

[ou-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
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Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called the outage "deeply frustrating".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The latest outage affected 140 of the airline's flights and 25,000 passengers.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

It sounds small, but that’s the difference between six minutes of outage a year and 30 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“The August 5 outage temporarily impacted the National Information Center’s public website,” a Fed spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Believing the outage was evidence of the Martian invasion, some townspeople packed up their families to escape into the mountains.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Meanwhile, he said, diesel supplies are tight because of refinery outages following conflicts in the Middle East and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia", powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

In addition, there are unforeseen circumstances that could prompt the use of Flex Alerts and rolling outages in limited areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He argued that at this time of morning, viewership would be low, especially locally with the widespread power outages.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith



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