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vacuum

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


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In that vacuum, it makes sense that some Catholics have begun to invent their own beliefs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"As Unifil's mandate is about to expire, the Security Council must make a responsible decision to ensure the continued UN presence in Lebanon, and to prevent a security vacuum," said Fu Cong, China's UN envoy.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Instead of simply cooling the atoms, they proposed manipulating the vacuum itself by creating "squeezed states," quantum states in which position and velocity behave in unusual ways.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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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