vacancy

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In England, where there are 1,821 sonographers, vacancy rates have doubled since 2019 - from 12% to 24%, their analysis found.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“Downtown’s commercial vacancy crisis is visible on every block,” a recent report by the residents’ group said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Retail property vacancy downtown could be as high as 40%, Moore said, with some neighborhoods, such as the Historic Core, suffering more than others.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The vacancy rate for warehouses over 500,000 square feet climbed to nearly 11% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a pandemic-era low of 3.3% in the second quarter of 2022, according to Cushman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Normally, the type specimen of a species is the first set of bones found, but since no first set of Homo sapiens bones exists, there was a vacancy, which Cope desired to fill.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson