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The opposition movement, she believes, fails to notice the hardship she sees at the bar—the women waiting for a spot at the shelter, or the regulars stretching a drink since their homes are empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Instead, we’ve somehow arrived at a version where Gen Z has collectively decided drinking isn’t fun anymore, bars are empty because nobody under 30 leaves the house and nightlife itself is quietly dying.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
His patch is on top of an empty water tank, where he spreads out a sheet and arranges two pillows.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Trump’s voice rang out through the otherwise empty store.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
There are still a few people sitting at the picnic tables under the awning, but the barstools in front of the counter are empty.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Rhine originates in the Swiss Alps, flows through and along the borders of several countries, and empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“A bridge empties when the tolls gets high enough — no demolition required.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“All this is going to the U.S.A.,” said Rosario Norzagaray, standing near where the viaduct empties into pipes that cross to the American side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The medication, administered as an injection, targets hormones that determine how quickly the stomach empties and how full a person feels, helping to regulate appetite.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
One day, Peeta empties our breadbasket and points out how they have been careful to include types from the districts along with the refined bread of the Capitol.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Future observers will live in a universe that appears far smaller and emptier than the one we can see today.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The louder the engine, the emptier the tank.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
More: Oil settles at highest price in over a week, as supplies ‘are getting emptier each week Hormuz stays closed’
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The country feels emptier because our homes are emptier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Arthur somehow finds the strength to turn away, and I feel emptier with each rapid footstep he takes.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
These regions are among the coldest and emptiest places in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
Per pupil spending in the district is $19,798, but per pupil costs at the 10 emptiest schools is double—almost $38,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
So it’s nice that Anne-Lise Millan-Brun, the founder of a bicycle school in Paris, has chosen as a training ground one of the emptiest places in this crowded city.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Last fall, the region recorded its emptiest harvest year in recent history, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
There was a vacant place at a table further away, but something in the little man’s appearance suggested that he would be sufficiently attentive to his own comfort to choose the emptiest table.
From "1984" by George Orwell
A blaze near Plomari, the old ouzo town on the island’s south coast, was eating coastal homes while roughly 100 firefighters fought it, and a seaside resort emptied into the dark.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some people may also feel as though the bowel has not emptied completely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Heham Hryhorian, who runs a resort in the region, said it felt like a horror movie after the 2022 invasion emptied out the hotels, bars and restaurants here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Instead, she emptied them one more time, with the biggest match of her career still waiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
While Roberto cleared off and dusted the tables, I emptied the trash.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
When infected mosquitoes are found, workers treat the area where they were collected with adulticide and conduct “source reduction,” a sophisticated way of describing what usually amounts to emptying containers of standing water.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Hurdles include mine clearance, insurance reinstatement, emptying excess Gulf oil storage, repositioning ships, and restarting idled production fields and downstream infrastructure across several Gulf producers,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Footage captured O'Hara and Stewart emptying the cans as McLaughlin climbed onto the roof.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“Now here’s a sight to see,” he quipped as they were emptying their bladders, “a dwarf and a duck, making the mighty Rhoyne that much mightier.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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