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[gap] / gæp /


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For 10 years he’s covered the gap himself, supplemented by donations and buoyed by a 2025 segment on CBS 8 San Diego that brought in $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The gap makes a durable dialogue—the kind that might keep the competition from spiraling into a crisis neither government is prepared to manage—a tall order.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

This has the effect of closing the gap between the professional military and the civilian population.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, Google Gemini is gaining share on ChatGPT for AI services, Mahaney said, with the gap between the two narrowing to 3 percentage points among survey respondents.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Then he arranged his rope in a few long, loose loops that would straighten out easily as it arched over the gap.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

In rotating, players are encouraged to maintain the side's shape by swapping zones with their team-mates – filling gaps as they arise.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The WMO stressed the importance of good data to map the developments in the water cycle, warning that significants gaps remained in hard-hit areas.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

“We do not dispute the gaps on several benchmarks,” Nathanson said of Gemini’s performance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

In the depths of Arctic winter, newly opened gaps in the ice would ordinarily freeze over again within several days.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Moss was so little, just gaps in his teeth and scabs on his knees and tangled hair and shining eyes.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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

Before that could even be implemented, though, the end-of-the-shutdown rally began and the market gapped higher on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11.

From MarketWatch Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Reuters Jun. 26, 2023

Javier’s lighted tab file is still gapped open.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition of Kenvue sent the former gapping down to a key round-number level, while TreeHouse Foods is being taken out at nearly a 25% premium.

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2022

When I saw there was a certain amount of wedges into greens it was better to have four because it made the gapping easier to manage.

From Golf Digest Feb. 18, 2020

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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