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- adjective Not
working , notfunctioning ,broken ;currently unavailable .
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Examples
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There are also 2 other short-term out-of-service periods planned for this quarter for the Vicksburg and the Atwood Beacon.
unknown title 2011
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A spokeswoman for SkyExpress did not immediately respond to messages for comment about the so-called out-of-service order issued by the Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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A spokeswoman for SkyExpress did not immediately respond to messages for comment about the so-called out-of-service order issued by the Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Joe Corey, 42, of Raleigh, N.C., was walking down an out-of-service escalator Saturday at L'Enfant when he noticed the escalator to his left began to speed up.
Malfunctioning escalator injures 4 at L'Enfant Plaza station Maria Glod 2010
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Riders have been frustrated by out-of-service escalators, and officials have said it is difficult to keep up with repairs.
Malfunctioning escalator injures 4 at L'Enfant Plaza station Maria Glod 2010
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But we're pretty sure those are abandoned, out-of-service tracks... and that the ad is fake.
Hailee Steinfeld Miu Miu Ad Banned By ASA (PHOTOS, POLL) 2011
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Funnel enough money to Amtrak to repair the out-of-service cars (the main roadblock to increasing service right now).
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In our own time the materials of do-it-yourself reefs have tended to be castaway junk: old refrigerators, shopping carts, ditched cars, out-of-service vending machines.
PHOTOS: Sunken Ships, Tanks & Other Amazing Artificial Reefs Joanna Zelman 2011
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In Game Two, Anthony recovered with a mesmerizing 42-point, 17-rebound performance, as Stoudemire laid out-of-service with back spasms.
The Knicks Need to Find 15 More Seconds Jason Gay 2011
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Rockefeller Center, for some reason, was especially fertile ground, and so was the out-of-service old City Hall station on the 6 line, which I snuck into on several occasions.
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