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vacuum

[vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm] / ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm /


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And it's also worth noting the departure creates a vacuum in foreign policy - one of the few arenas where the prime minister is generally considered to have a decent record.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Simo went on medical leave this month, creating a leadership vacuum at a vulnerable moment for OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Before Reed Hastings revolutionized the global entertainment business, he sold Rainbow vacuum cleaners door-to-door during his gap year between high school and Bowdoin College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Keeping super-cold liquid oxygen and methane stable in the vacuum of space, then transferring them between spacecraft, is one of the most demanding engineering challenges in the programme.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The mysterious force, once again, might be the force of the vacuum.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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