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bridge the gap

[brij thuh gap] / ˈbrɪdʒ ðə ˈgæp /


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The Federal Reserve Board named Jerome Powell chair pro tempore Friday as his term as chair formally expired, a move intended to bridge the gap until his confirmed successor is sworn in.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“The plan is knowing what you have and what you need, and then figuring out how to bridge the gap between those two things,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Vision to Learn, a nonprofit, created a mobile eye clinic to help bridge the gap between kids failing school vision screenings and getting glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Doctors have since moved his stomach up to bridge the "gap", but it's been a long road and he still has a feeding tube while he develops his swallowing.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I wish there were some kind of magic words that could bridge the gap between the person I am and the one I wish I could be.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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