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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Lafayette County, where Oxford is located, had the most remaining outages of any county Friday, with about 4,200 customers without power, followed by Tippah County with about 3,500.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Widespread power outages are expected.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Winds will gust 50 to 60 mph at times, possibly causing localized power outages and downed tree limbs.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In parts of Kyiv, by contrast, outages have lasted weeks.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Widespread power outages are expected.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Winds will gust 50 to 60 mph at times, possibly causing localized power outages and downed tree limbs.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In parts of Kyiv, by contrast, outages have lasted weeks.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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