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vacate

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


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The company spent years searching for another space in Koreatown after landlord Jamison Properties notified tenants in the Wilshire building that they would eventually need to vacate, Radio Korea CEO Michael Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In this instance, Bowman does not believe Polis was right, nor was the appeals court that ruled to vacate Peters’ nine year sentence.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Burnham was cleared on Friday to stand in the by-election by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, after the constituency's current MP said he would vacate it to make way for the Manchester mayor.

From BBC • May 16, 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

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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