vacancy

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"Law enforcement agencies across the United States continue to face significant recruiting and retention challenges, and every vacancy affects our organization and the community we serve," the police chief added.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But "the temptation to declare vacancy will always be there," political scientist Fernando Tuesta told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has a prolonged vacancy for the chief executive of the Economic Development Corporation, causing anxiety among business leaders amid a shift to “economic justice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In December, L.A.-area rent prices hit a four-year low, while apartment vacancy rates hit a nearly five-year high, signaling a potential renter’s market in some neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I was allowed to spend two weeks with him there on the wind-swept plain, mostly waiting in the strange vacancy of a cold apartment, trying to compose cordial things to say to the other wives.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver