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outage

[ou-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
Synonyms


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A scheduled outage for maintenance in Huntington Park amid extreme heat also prompted frustration among neighbors Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Basu said that when the power went out earlier in the evening, she was in the shower and believed the outage could have been due to a short circuit in her older building.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

It comes after a power outage affected its control centre in Birmingham, resulting in mass cancellations across the network on Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Sadighi said that at one of her client’s former on-site data-center power systems, a power provider had to replace equipment worth millions of dollars following a multiday outage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

I step outside to see if it’s a power outage everywhere or just in our apartment.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The cause of the outages is under investigation, and it was not immediately clear if the heat wave played a role, Robles said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

As of Monday night, Southern California Edison was considering planned power outages due to heightened wildfire risk for about 5,700 customers, or less than 1% of its total customers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

A simple Google search of this management software continues to show on-going issues due to outages, ransomware breaches, cyberattacks and tech glitches that caused global classes and exams to need rescheduling.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

The hospital has faced a number of maintenance problems since opening, including a series of power outages in 2003.

From BBC Aug. 18, 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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