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outage

[ou-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
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HP said the payment helps ensure its CEO is available to run the company during a power outage at his residence, and it disclosed the perk in accordance with regulatory requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

In one example, a power outage in 2025 delayed progress for 141 days.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

An air-traffic controller took trauma leave after the radar outage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

A major outage at Australia's largest telecommunications company has led to cancelled train services, left thousands of customers without mobile coverage, and sparked an investigation into emergency calls that were not connected.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

Brown tree snakes have driven many of Guam's native forest birds to local extinction, and they cause hundreds of power outages each year by climbing utility poles and electrical equipment.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

According to Down Detector, which tracks outages, tens of thousands of people have reported problems globally, external with the service - although some reported they were able to get back online since.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

SEW warned in its annual report this week that it needed to secure fresh financing to stay afloat after taking a £55m hit from outages over the winter.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Last year, a series of radar and radio outages caused travel chaos at Newark, rattling controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He argued that at this time of morning, viewership would be low, especially locally with the widespread power outages.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith



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