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
Examples of outage in a Sentence
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If Verizon, the nation’s second-largest wireless provider has its way, customers won’t ever experience a widespread network outage.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
Wednesday's outage comes on the heels of a widespread AT&T outage in February that left thousands without service across multiple states, and impacted some calls to 911 for hours, which the carrier said was likely caused by a process error — not a cyberattack.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
By Mallory Moench April 18, 2024 12:55 PM EDT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating a day after outages impacted 911 call service in at least four states.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
What was the reason for AT&T's nationwide cellular outage?
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
Widespread 911 outages were reported across four states on Wednesday, April 17, according to officials.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Multiple cities in Texas also had outages, including Del Rio and Kilgore.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Consumers Energy has announced their Storm Restoration Team is readying crews of electric line workers to respond to power outages, as well as trucks and other essential materials needed to assist with any restoration efforts.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Wednesday, there were over 140,000 power outages reported across Texas, according to a USA TODAY power outage tracker.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
Wednesday's outage comes on the heels of a widespread AT&T outage in February that left thousands without service across multiple states, and impacted some calls to 911 for hours, which the carrier said was likely caused by a process error — not a cyberattack.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
By Mallory Moench April 18, 2024 12:55 PM EDT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating a day after outages impacted 911 call service in at least four states.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
What was the reason for AT&T's nationwide cellular outage?
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
Widespread 911 outages were reported across four states on Wednesday, April 17, according to officials.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Multiple cities in Texas also had outages, including Del Rio and Kilgore.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Consumers Energy has announced their Storm Restoration Team is readying crews of electric line workers to respond to power outages, as well as trucks and other essential materials needed to assist with any restoration efforts.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Wednesday, there were over 140,000 power outages reported across Texas, according to a USA TODAY power outage tracker.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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