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empty

[emp-tee] / ˈɛmp ti /






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Then suddenly, when he took a look at the building a few minutes later, it was empty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the Grafton Centre, Cambridge, it is a similar story, with shuttered units, a large empty former Debenhams department store and a permanently closed cinema.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Tiny grains, cracks and empty spaces can then reveal how the clay was prepared and what materials were mixed into it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is why the sight of empty seats in high school gymnasiums and muted cable coverage that tell a less flattering story cuts so deeply.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Nothing but dark, empty shadows alongside the federal buildings.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“If Gulf unloads are materially disrupted, fewer clean empties will become available for repositioning just as harvest progresses and October contract needs begin drawing on the fleet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Rhine originates in the Swiss Alps, flows through and along the borders of several countries, and empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

“A bridge empties when the tolls gets high enough — no demolition required.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

The medication, administered as an injection, targets hormones that determine how quickly the stomach empties and how full a person feels, helping to regulate appetite.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

This very sink empties directly into the lake.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

Future observers will live in a universe that appears far smaller and emptier than the one we can see today.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Now, the Oscar-winning actor is adjusting to an emptier nest as two of his and wife Luciana Barroso’s four daughters head out into the world.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

The louder the engine, the emptier the tank.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But that was revised down to 2,500 – which made the cavernous halls of the conference centre feel much emptier.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

I resent that the hours seem boring now, emptier.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

These regions are among the coldest and emptiest places in the universe.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026

Per pupil spending in the district is $19,798, but per pupil costs at the 10 emptiest schools is double—almost $38,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

So it’s nice that Anne-Lise Millan-Brun, the founder of a bicycle school in Paris, has chosen as a training ground one of the emptiest places in this crowded city.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023

San Francisco: “The Daily” covered how the City by the Bay’s downtown became the emptiest in America.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

Certainly it was the emptiest of his threats, for he was nothing if not a provider and a bulwark.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

While a Roth IRA must also be emptied by year 10, the beneficiary doesn’t owe income tax on withdrawals as long as the Roth IRA has met the five-year holding requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Before blood pressure was measured, participants emptied their bladders and walked for two minutes to simulate the typical experience of walking into a clinic or medical office before a screening.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

A man was apparently digging around inside a dumpster when the driver picked it up and emptied it into the back of the truck, the department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then, at 16:30 local time on Tuesday, the driving range emptied, as players headed for a meeting with "the investor".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Shops and houses were emptied of tobacco, sugar, molasses, sailcloth, and coffee—anything of value.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Earlier on Thursday, Julia wrote in a LinkedIn post: "Working parents have enough to contend with in the morning without a utility company emptying their bank account."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dr. Nidhi Kansal, an obesity-medicine doctor at Northwestern Medicine who wasn’t involved in the research, said that amylin works similarly to GLP-1 by slowing stomach emptying and can therefore still come with similar side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Indonesian authorities raided a prison outside Jakarta Wednesday where inmates have allegedly been paying to live in luxury, emptying several "villas" of furniture, bottles of alcohol and at least one big-screen TV.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She may also have to devote precious time to the practical task of showcasing the condo for sale, and emptying years of living that would prevent a buyer from imagining themselves living there.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

A small river snaked around one side and curled toward the center like a capital letter G, emptying into a sparkling blue lake.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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