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vacate

[vey-keyt, vuh-keyt, vey-] / ˈveɪ keɪt, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- /


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The landowners - Oxford University, Merton College and Exeter College - reached an agreement with the club and offered £4.3m for them to vacate the site.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

That included the Serena hotel, which hosted the last round of negotiations and where guests had been asked to vacate the premises in recent days.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Just days before the defendants’ deadline to file their opening brief with the federal appeals court, the DOJ filed the motion to vacate the convictions altogether.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Ahead of Saturday’s negotiations, the city center has been sealed off and the five-star Serena Hotel has asked guests to vacate in order to host the visiting delegations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Clearly the woman expected Claudette and her three schoolmates to vacate the entire row so she could sit down in one of the seats.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose




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