power supply
Americannoun
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power supplies
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The power supply was cut off in the area, where dozens of police officers had been deployed, an AFP journalist observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
"There was a brief interruption of service. All lines are now back in operation. The general power supply is currently not affected," it said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The paper writes that the outage had "no impact on the UK's wider power supply".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
With demand growth outstripping new power supply, incumbent power plants could reap higher prices for their output without putting much capital at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I hooked up the MAV fuel plant to the Hab's power supply.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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