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downtimes

noun

plural of downtime

as in winters

a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness a knee operation that could result in months of downtime for the ski racer

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Recent Examples of downtimes These trends often materialize in batch changeovers, supplier changes, line downtimes and traceability challenges. — Ihor Yurchenko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

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Wet El Niño winters can fill reservoirs such as Folsom and Oroville quickly, forcing larger releases downstream and sending water into the Yolo and Sutter bypasses.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
With climate change, droughts are getting more severe, winters are getting warmer, and average snow lines have moved higher in the mountains.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of winters

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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Channel 4 top brass came in for criticism during layoffs in 2024, when it was revealed its top three earners would accept bonuses.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of layoffs

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Autonomous trucks have the potential to roll for up to 20 hours a day, while a truck driver's hours are limited by federal laws that require drivers to take breaks.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
But baseball teams that outlast the competition over a full season are more impressive to me than those that catch enough breaks during the small sample size of October.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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