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[emp-tee] / ˈɛmp ti /






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The gene's attempted transfer therefore ended as a jump into an empty cell.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Seehorn has come up empty three times before, twice for “Better Call Saul” and once for the short “Cooper’s Bar.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Fin Colleton spent the early days of the pandemic like many: alone in an empty house, isolated from anyone for months at a stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

The dog appears at my side, nearly tripping me, but besides him, the gravel road is empty.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Calderas form when an eruption empties such an enormous volume of magma that the ground above the reservoir collapses.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

BuzzBallz's UK FAQs, now also deleted, stated: "Yes, our packaging is recyclable. Please recycle your empties where local facilities allow."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Flores checks for spills, then empties the mug back into the pot by hand and does it again — hundreds of times.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

After sixth-period lunch is over, the entire school population empties into the football stadium.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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

More: Oil settles at highest price in over a week, as supplies ‘are getting emptier each week Hormuz stays closed’

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

The island didn’t just feel emptier, it was.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

All markets had load factor decreases in the quarter, with planes on its crucial North Atlantic routes flying 2.4 percentage points emptier and leading the falls, IAG said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

The streets of Tokyo are still emptier than I’ve ever seen them.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Wherever you travel in the universe, whether to a nearby galaxy or to the deepest interior of the emptiest void, you will never truly be alone.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 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

A blaze near Plomari, the old ouzo town on the island’s south coast, was eating coastal homes while roughly 100 firefighters fought it, and a seaside resort emptied into the dark.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Some people may also feel as though the bowel has not emptied completely.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Heham Hryhorian, who runs a resort in the region, said it felt like a horror movie after the 2022 invasion emptied out the hotels, bars and restaurants here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

“Everybody feels better after a bowel movement. So if you gave yourself an enema that really made you feel like you were emptied, you’ll feel good. It doesn’t mean your health is better.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

I emptied it into my hand and the next moment was staring in disbelief at my Alpina watch.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

When infected mosquitoes are found, workers treat the area where they were collected with adulticide and conduct “source reduction,” a sophisticated way of describing what usually amounts to emptying containers of standing water.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

In a slowly emptying village in northern Kazakhstan, wild grass engulfed the entrances of abandoned apartment blocks, as children's songs spilled into the street from the only building still occupied.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

“The U.S. oil export machine is clearly unsustainable, though, and will incrementally slow down as commercial crude inventories are emptying and SPR has been drawn to historic lows,” he says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Researchers wanted to determine whether the same genetic changes also affected GLP-1, a hormone released from the gut that helps control blood sugar after eating by stimulating insulin production, slowing stomach emptying, and reducing appetite.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

Outside, Deydey worked continually, emptying pots from inside and chopping holes in ice, fishing to keep them strong, making sure the water in their kettle was always fresh and clear, their wood piled high.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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