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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Bulgaria's Novinite news outlet said the outage affected YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Search.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Once the stress of a power outage has passed, contact your insurance company.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to political persecution, returning Venezuelans would reenter a country teetering on collapse—maligned by hyperinflation, soaring unemployment, rampant crime, frequent power outages, water shortages and chronic scarcities of food and medicine.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Add Automated Failover To Strengthen Service Continuity The Pennsylvania 911 outage revealed how a single failure can disrupt critical services.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Once the stress of a power outage has passed, contact your insurance company.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to political persecution, returning Venezuelans would reenter a country teetering on collapse—maligned by hyperinflation, soaring unemployment, rampant crime, frequent power outages, water shortages and chronic scarcities of food and medicine.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Add Automated Failover To Strengthen Service Continuity The Pennsylvania 911 outage revealed how a single failure can disrupt critical services.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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