vacant

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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 • Mar. 29, 2026

In the south east of England, 38% of posts were vacant, with 30% vacant in the North West.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Together, they worked up the proposal for Safe Outdoor Spaces, aimed at allowing managed, secure areas for people to pitch tents in vacant lots to reduce illegal encampments.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Among them was downtown L.A. business advocacy group Central City Assn., which has called for L.A. to subsidize retailers’ rents to help fill vacant storefronts in key corridors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Ranofer threw an impatient glance at Ibni and encountered the sharp glint he had often surprised in the other’s usually vacant eyes.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw