: not filled
an unfilled bottle
unfilled spaces
a vacancy left unfilled
an unfilled order
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Data released by the Tennessee Department of Education in November indicated total teacher vacancies, defined as a position left unfilled for 20 or more days, declined from 1,434 in fall 2023 to 817 in fall 2024, a 43% reduction.
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Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026
Covey, with the Cook Political Report, said the frontrunner position in the Democratic race is as yet unfilled.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
About 750 chairs were set up in a room that could have fit thousands, and many were unfilled.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
On the larger issue of vacancies facing the city, Villegas noted that the head positions of CHA, Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Transit Authority and Department of Transportation remained unfilled.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026
Covey, with the Cook Political Report, said the frontrunner position in the Democratic race is as yet unfilled.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
About 750 chairs were set up in a room that could have fit thousands, and many were unfilled.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
On the larger issue of vacancies facing the city, Villegas noted that the head positions of CHA, Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Transit Authority and Department of Transportation remained unfilled.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfilled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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