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About 30,000 square feet of asphalt was removed, and 35 trees were planted at Esperanza Elementary School, increasing green space across the campus from 9% to 37%, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Just resign already, Bill. Take the next buyout and free up some precious space in the paper for someone with insightful or interesting things to say.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
This results in Carrick's wide men finding themselves with more time and space on the ball.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He can stay wide and isolate a full-back, attack the space behind a defence or drift inside and combine with Barcelona's other forwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The dogs stayed on the trail but I immediately lost all control and went flying out into space with the sled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Gonzalez and other students have quickly taken to the new spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Gen Z returned to theaters for “Backrooms,” an eerie joint that cashed in on Gen Z’s infatuation with liminal spaces, and opened with an estimated $81.5 million at the domestic box office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Museums are also open public spaces that have less access control and perpetrators can come in as visitors, says Kumar Sokka, CEO of Acre Security which works with some museums in Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The newly reimagined spaces include an en suite den, a “doll-house-like library” filled with first-edition books, the window-filled great room, and a “fish bowl” office connected to the primary suite.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The light beneath filters through the spaces between the stones.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Every species produced laughter with evenly spaced rhythmic intervals between successive sounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, making sure they are evenly spaced.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
She can request an hour outside on the roof where she can take off her protective gear and sit in a chair, spaced far apart from others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Houses are well spaced with large lawns and gardens.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The trail barks seemed to be spaced with the precision of a juggler.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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Blazes are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
They are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Once people began to produce food and become sedentary, they could shorten the birth spacing and produce still more people, requiring still more food.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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