unfilled

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The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy described recruitment freezes, deleted posts and unfilled vacancies being widespread in services across the UK, with the situation continually worsening.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

U.S. employers are decrying a talent shortage that the Korn Ferry consulting firm said could leave 85 million jobs unfilled and $8.5 trillion in lost revenues by 2030.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Factory inventories ticked up 0.1% during November, as did unfilled orders for the manufacturing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Still, thousands of jobs in the Yard remained unfilled.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield