outage

Example Sentences

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A power outage at the course Tuesday caused interviews to be canceled, and streaming of the first round Thursday was down for about two hours because of what were described as technical difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

During a 2024 nationwide network outage for AT&T, which operates the FirstNet service, ambulance crews couldn’t transmit electronic medical records to hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Dr Mike Keil, CEO at the Consumer Council for Water, said a survey of SEW customers in the area shows 54% now store bottled water in case there is another outage.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Further tightening the market, an outage at Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG facility in Western Australia has removed additional supply, increasing Europe’s vulnerability to external shocks, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I explained that the phone had accidentally dropped onto the kitchen floor while I’d been talking to Thomas, but left out the part about the exploding grapes causing a power outage.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas