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vacant

[vey-kuhnt] / ˈveɪ kənt /




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The plots sit vacant, with faded signs beside locked gates and security signs warning “Guard dogs in use. Trespassers will be prosecuted.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Funds support programs that keep streets cleaner and address vacant storefronts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple, who moved from Portland, Ore., are among a growing number of foreigners buying up Japan’s akiya, translated as empty or vacant homes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Windows on vacant buildings were scratched by vandals.

From Los Angeles Times

The artist’s summer stays on the Northern French coastline began in 1885 in Grandcamp, a humble fishing village distinguished only by its vacant beachfront and dramatic cliffs rising to the east.

From The Wall Street Journal