air pocket
noun
: a condition of the atmosphere (such as a local downdraft) that causes an airplane to drop suddenly
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Add soil around the roots, gently pressing to remove any air pockets that are present.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 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
The operation involved dozens of underground and surface workers who removed massive amounts of water from the mine and searched for possible air pockets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 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
The operation involved dozens of underground and surface workers who removed massive amounts of water from the mine and searched for possible air pockets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Air pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20pocket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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