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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Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw — where most of the alleged abuse took place — consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines.
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Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and roads and semitrucks to roll over on highways.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
What should be in my power outage kit?
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran's wave of retaliatory attacks targeted its neighbors' data centers and caused outages to banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services during the initial week of the conflict.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
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Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and roads and semitrucks to roll over on highways.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
What should be in my power outage kit?
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran's wave of retaliatory attacks targeted its neighbors' data centers and caused outages to banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services during the initial week of the conflict.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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