vacancy

Example Sentences

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Note: Paul Volcker is not shown because he was nominated to fill an unexpected vacancy when Miller was chosen to become the Treasury secretary in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

As a result, vacancy rates climbed to 5.3% at the end of 2025, leading some tenants to declare L.A. a renter’s market.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Scottish ministers point to improvements in the last year, where the GP vacancy rate has dropped to 3.8% from 7.6% in 2024, but doubts remain over how the walk-in clinics will be staffed.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Albus served as first assistant to Schmitt from early 2019 until Albus was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to fill a circuit court judge vacancy in early 2020.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He stopped the car, and I could see that the edge of the road bordered a vertical slope that crumbled into vacancy, a fall of perhaps two thousand feet.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier