gap
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That might be too late to protect some threatened regions without other options to fill the gap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“The gap between these two figures suggests IPO investors are, on the whole, expressing a healthy wariness toward newly public companies, with a handful of standout winners accounting for most of the gains,” said Rabe.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He knows the likely financial gap that needs to be bridged as West Ham face their first season outside the top flight since 2012.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
There’s a distinct gap between grandfather and grandson donations.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
In September 1914, it was French pilots flying over enemy lines who watched two advancing German units change direction, opening a gap between them and setting the stage for the Battle of the Marne.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Vocabulary lists containing gap
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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