vacuum

Example Sentences

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“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Wong says Shopify’s execution is strong, but the guidance vacuum keeps uncertainty elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Participants need a safeguard in this regulatory vacuum, and plan sponsors need a fiduciary firewall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But collective opinion is formed in a vacuum and spit out as gospel, and that’s not a fair way to approach movies.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Harold Puthoff, the director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Austin, Texas, believes that a quantum sail would simply alter the properties of the vacuum.

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