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Discover LudwigThe phrase "electric failures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to malfunctions or breakdowns in electrical systems or devices.
Example: "The recent electric failures in the city caused widespread power outages, leaving many residents without electricity for hours."
Alternatives: "power outages" or "electrical malfunctions".
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The ships are vulnerable to "total electric failures", according to one naval officer in an email.
The BBC reported that a senior serving naval officer had written in an email that "total electric failures are common" on the ships.
Eight more factories, dedicated to making things like lithium-ion batteries and semiconductor lasers, were also thrown off line, in some cases because of direct damage from the natural disasters, in most cases because of electric failures.
The navy's companion fleet - six new £1bn Type 45 destroyers - are vulnerable to "total electric failures" according to a Royal navy officer in an email seen by the BBC.
WASHINGTON — The A380 superjumbo aircraft whose engine blew apart on departure from Singapore on Nov. 4 was far more seriously damaged than initial reports indicated, with hydraulic and electric failures and serious damage to the plane's skeleton, according to independent experts who examined newly available photographs of the jet and leaked accounts of the investigation.
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