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[emp-tee] / ˈɛmp ti /






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“I just need to be patient,” Lee says about the bluebird box, which is still empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"The strikes that empty fuel stations for civilians also affect supplies to troops in the south," Rybar, a pro-Kremlin Russian military analysis account , posted on its Telegram account.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"Rents are down, there's a lot of empty spaces, so landlords are willing to pretty much take just about anybody," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Since the regatta and the grand opening of the OldMill, the marina almost never has canoes sitting empty, and there hasn’t been a night that the OldMill hasn’t been packed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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