unfilled

Example Sentences

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The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy described recruitment freezes, deleted posts and unfilled vacancies being widespread in services across the UK, with the situation continually worsening.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

According to the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs went unfilled at the end of 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

They are replacing some departing workers, but more often than not they are leaving open positions unfilled.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Still, thousands of jobs in the Yard remained unfilled.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield