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"Sometimes... there is a power outage at their home, or they forget to charge their phones", and some students live in faraway areas with patchy connectivity, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

A cyberattack at medical-device maker Boston Scientific has triggered a global outage of key operational technology, leaving the company unable to fill orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Basu said that when the power went out earlier in the evening, she was in the shower and believed the outage could have been due to a short circuit in her older building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Faith leaders alarmed by the ongoing outage held a press conference on Saturday outside a local church.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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

Some users around the world reported outages on Netflix midday on Thursday when the preview dropped.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

French authorities issued an orange alert for thunderstorms in large parts of the country's south-west, which have already been hit by power outages and transport disruptions.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

As of Monday night, Southern California Edison was considering planned power outages due to heightened wildfire risk for about 5,700 customers, or less than 1% of its total customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

As if to underscore the point, the electricity went out as the parliament’s energy committee met Monday . . . to discuss Iran’s power outages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Kathy had grown up in Baton Rouge and was used to the hurricane routine: the litany of preparations, the waiting and watching, the power outages, the candles and flashlights and buckets catching rain.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers