outage
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Revolut has been hit by an outage which it says is impacting "multiple services", as thousands of customers report problems.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The government agency declined to comment on the outage that several bankruptcy courts say began Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It wasn’t clear to the troops what caused the radio outage during the trench assault, which could have stemmed from a hardware or software issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The outage affects an estimated 1.8 Bcf/d of natural gas from Appalachia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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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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
Limiting power through planned cuts or emergency outages will hit the utility's ability to pump water, including to high-rise apartment blocks, he told epravda.com recently.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
But with Ventura County facing increased outages, the Simi Valley home game has been moved to Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The BBC's Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv, where Ukrainians are facing another winter with electricity outages that leave people without heat, light or even water.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Aunty Ifeoma was cleaning out the freezer, which had started to smell because of the incessant power outages.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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