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Recent Examples of vacanciesOne was the 25th Amendment, which clarified rules for presidential succession, vice presidential vacancies, and handling presidential disability.—
Tom Lobianco,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2026 Yarbrough denied the allegations, but noted the trustees had voiced frustrations about prolonged vacancies during a workshop held in December 2025.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Aug. 2026 Why widows became the preferred successors Beginning in the 1920s, congressional widows frequently became the preferred choice to fill legislative vacancies.—
Christopher A. Cooper,
The Conversation,
20 Aug. 2026 Days before the new school year, the district announced that all vacancies were filled, but with less than two weeks until the first day of school, more teachers may decide to move.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
20 Aug. 2026 Those 10 teachers will be responsible for taking the place of 20 teacher vacancies among core subjects like math, science and language arts.—
Sofi Zeman
august 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Aug. 2026 North Carolina public schools had a total of 632 vacancies for EC teachers at the start of the 2025-26 school year, according to data from the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2026 For Washington, the stakes go beyond who fills the vacancies.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2026 In past years, U-46 has started the school year with 80 or more paraprofessional vacancies, Moore said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2026