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outage

noun as in interruption of service

noun as in suspension of operation

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Attacks on the electrical grid are already leading to nationwide power outages.

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Emergency power outages have been brought in across almost all of Ukraine after a intensive campaign of Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure.

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The following month, copper thieves caused widespread internet service outages that affected swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

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Many said they were spurred into action by frequent power outages, water shortages, deforestation and the perception that corruption has worsened under Rajoelina’s leadership.

In April, voltage variations are believed to have led to a major hourslong electrical outage across Spain and Portugal that caused widespread disruption.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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