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Recent Examples of vacancies
Office vacancies have remained elevated in the Bay Area, even years after the end of the business lockdowns.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Of the 10 vacancies, three came out of this division.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) also led to hundreds of vacancies at National Weather Service offices across the country last year, though the administration reversed course and allowed that agency to fill many of those positions.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Ten months after the Journal Sentinel’s original report, district officials say vacancies appear to have significantly declined.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Under the commission’s structure, vacancies are filled through appointments by city leaders, subject to City Council confirmation.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some of those rates were explained at the time as rogue automatic pricing algorithms reacting to unprecedented demand, and few vacancies.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Mike McDaniel canceled a planned interview for the Buffalo Bills head-coaching job Friday, according to a team source, and is still expected to become the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator if he is not hired for any of the league’s five remaining head-coaching vacancies.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
There are 18 Republicans and 11 Democrats in the Senate, with two vacancies — Senate District 9 and Senate District 4, which stretches from north of Houston to the Texas coast.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated January 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Of the 10 vacancies, three came out of this division.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) also led to hundreds of vacancies at National Weather Service offices across the country last year, though the administration reversed course and allowed that agency to fill many of those positions.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Ten months after the Journal Sentinel’s original report, district officials say vacancies appear to have significantly declined.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Under the commission’s structure, vacancies are filled through appointments by city leaders, subject to City Council confirmation.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some of those rates were explained at the time as rogue automatic pricing algorithms reacting to unprecedented demand, and few vacancies.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Mike McDaniel canceled a planned interview for the Buffalo Bills head-coaching job Friday, according to a team source, and is still expected to become the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator if he is not hired for any of the league’s five remaining head-coaching vacancies.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
There are 18 Republicans and 11 Democrats in the Senate, with two vacancies — Senate District 9 and Senate District 4, which stretches from north of Houston to the Texas coast.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated January 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancies
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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But labor union officials disputed that, saying Newsom, whose budget did not include any suggestions to close gaps caused by the federal government’s steep cuts to Medi-Cal and a wide range of social services, isn’t coming up with other answers.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investors are responding to valuation gaps, earnings growth, and a world where capital and trade are increasingly multi directional.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The University of Geneva researcher also explained why direct collapse black holes and their nurseries aren't found in the local, modern-day universe, saying that the conditions needed include a lack of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, some supermassive black holes form a jet of outflowing material that emits strongly at radio wavelengths.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are subtler blanks besides.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thiago had produced four successive blanks and there had been a significant drop in his underlying numbers.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 2 Feb. 2026.
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