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[gap] / gæp /


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The law fills this gap by authorizing prosecutors to seek criminal complaints.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

MarketWatch, using FactSet data, found at least five previous times that the gap reached 8% — in 1999, 2000, 2008, 2015 and 2020.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Broad thrust" will be the words that account for the gap between what Mahmood used to say and what she is saying today.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“A more consolidated third-party delivery landscape could further widen the competitive gap between retailers with proprietary networks and those without,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was now Adams’s turn to attempt a bridging of the gap.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Stice-Lawrence, one of the lead researchers, calls the translation gaps a “canary in the coal mine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Laaroussi admits that the mission's departure could create security gaps.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

UnidosUS’ survey found significant gender gaps between Latino men and women.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

To fill the remaining data gaps, we built a geostatistical model that combines real-world data with local environmental and socioeconomic factors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

I moved from one bed to the next, peeking through the gaps between the curtains.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

After all, hyperscalers are doing the heavy lifting, not the relatively “tiny” segment of AI companies with below investment-grade credit ratings, where spreads have gapped out considerably, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Intel gapped up 24% on April 24 following a well-received earnings report, breaking out of a bull flag.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

I gapped the tappets and points, checked the oil, flipped the choke, hit the starter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The rouble gapped down to a 15-month low in Moscow.

From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023

It was a hatchet; not sight but touch told him —a hatchet with a heavy worn handle and a heavy gapped rust-dulled blade.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

That setup broke out at the very round $300 level on Feb. 18, with shares gapping higher by 16%.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

This climate allows adhesive to dry more quickly and prevents gapping between freshly placed boards.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

After his second win, coming at the Sony Open in January, Kizzire told Golf Digest that the Titleist 718 T-MB 4-iron helped with gapping, while also providing the height he needs.

From Golf Digest ● Jul. 9, 2018

Their philosophy was to keep blockers off Urlacher with big, two gapping defensive linemen. 

From Chicago Tribune ● May 24, 2013

Cade Hernandez raised his right hand in front of his chin, nodding confidently and gapping his thumb and index finger about three-fourths of an inch.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith


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