air pocket
noun
: a condition of the atmosphere (such as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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Plant the new sections in the prepared pots with dampened soil, placing them so the root ball piece is about 2 inches below the rim of the pot and pressing the soil around the root ball section to get rid of any air pockets.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Tamp the soil to eliminate large air pockets, and then water the plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
Such conditions can create air pockets, in either direction.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
BofA predicts ‘air pocket,’ not bubble, in AI Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy, wrote this week that an AI bubble is unlikely.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Tamp the soil to eliminate large air pockets, and then water the plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
Such conditions can create air pockets, in either direction.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
BofA predicts ‘air pocket,’ not bubble, in AI Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy, wrote this week that an AI bubble is unlikely.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air pocket
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“Air pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20pocket. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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