power cut
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then the power cut out and their cameras went dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gavle University in central Sweden staged a power cut in the middle of a speech there by the higher education minister to demonstrate how its bidirectional chargers worked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The UK-wide project helps utility companies identify and support customers who have extra communication, access or safety needs – such as during a power cut.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds overcame a power cut and the loss of the first end to get Team GB's Winter Olympics off to a winning start in the mixed doubles curling against Norway.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
When the power cut out, the system had misread the signal as a steam leak.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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