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outage

[au-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
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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

U.S. natural-gas futures returned some of the previous session’s gains that were due to the outage on a pipeline in West Virginia operated by a unit of TC Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The outage affects an estimated 1.8 Bcf/d of natural gas from Appalachia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Nearly 12% of the world’s fuel refining capacity is offline due to drone and missile attacks in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E, as well as planned outages related to refinery maintenance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“There could be decreased output and longer outages depending on the level of damages.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The warning comes just one day after Storm Austen unleashed wind gusts in excess of 75mph, resulting in toppled trees, transport disruption and thousands of power outages.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Pacific Gas and Electric announced it was also considering outages for customers in dozens of counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Of course, the problem with getting haircuts in the trading center was the frequent power outages that plagued the country.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba


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