vacancies

plural of vacancy
as in voids
empty space the vast vacancy that exists between our solar system and the nearest star having its own orbiting planets

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Recent Examples of vacancies British firms posted about 10% fewer vacancies this month than in January 2025, data from job search website Indeed shared with Bloomberg shows. Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Built in 1988, the shopping center has seen a growing number of vacancies and damage from vandalism after its anchor grocery store, Dillon’s, left in 2008. Taylor O'Connor 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Companies that intentionally build a Capability Ecosystem—acquiring, creating, renewing and reconnecting capabilities—are doing more than filling vacancies. Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 If there’s sufficient interest, the Giants could have two vacancies in their rotation by the middle of their next road trip. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Even if the Senate passes the PCSA, the bill will still need to advance through the House of Representatives, which is tightly divided with 218 Republicans, 212 Democrats, one independent and four vacancies. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026 Republicans currently control the House at 218 seats, compared to the Democrats’ 212 seats, one independent seat and four vacancies. Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Those positions are not being counted toward the classroom teacher vacancies reported by the district. Samuel O’Neal 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 Importantly, the new crystals are designed to ensure that some iron atoms are missing, a property known as iron vacancies. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
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Noun
  • If these voids aren't filled with credible information, employees will interpret events themselves, often leading to rumors that may or may not be true.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Researchers found that the solar wind experiments created tiny voids within the mineral structure.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
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  • But our meetings with families and older community members in senior centers throughout Arizona affirmed that gaps in memory care are systemic rather than isolated.
    Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In 1983, the NBA faced a far more daunting future than the NCAA does now, with revenue gaps endangering teams and unchecked free agency hurting the game’s image.
    Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • These unusual systems could help researchers better understand how actively growing supermassive black holes evolve, according to a statement from Ohio State University.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 July 2026
  • Using all-too-brief TDEs to spot wandering black holes can make in-depth follow-up research difficult, according to Pieter van Dokkum, an astrophysicist at Yale University.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
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  • No need to fill in the blanks with your worst-case scenarios.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The family hopes witnesses will come forward to help fill in the blanks about what happened before Wells entered the water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
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  • Is this a biting farce about the vacuities of celebrity industry?
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026

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“Vacancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancies. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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