1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2
a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
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The outages have lasted between 20 minutes to a full day as DOGE downsized the technology division by 50 percent and pushed many of Social Security's in person services to its website.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Last month’s leak coincided with the unexplained outage of the Black Basta site on the dark web, which has remained down ever since.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
If a power outage disrupts your holiday plans, the battery backup also provides an extra layer of protection.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
North Little Rock Electric reported that 217 customers were without power due to 38 total outages.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Last month’s leak coincided with the unexplained outage of the Black Basta site on the dark web, which has remained down ever since.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
If a power outage disrupts your holiday plans, the battery backup also provides an extra layer of protection.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
North Little Rock Electric reported that 217 customers were without power due to 38 total outages.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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